Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Price Comparison (India)

Rs. 57,900

Rs. 30,999

Manufacturer
Samsung	Samsung
Announced
March 2017	October 2018
Status
Available - April 2017	Available
Price
Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 30,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold	Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)	162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm (6.4 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight
155 g (5.47 oz)	183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type
Dual-SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
SAR EU
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)	0.35 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
-	Fingerprint Sensor Samsung Pay
Notification LED
Yes	Yes

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.8 inches [Similar]	6.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)	1080 x 2220 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
84.06%	80.45%
Multi-Touch

OS
Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)	Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar]	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 540 [Similar]	Adreno 512 [Similar]
RAM
4 GB [Browse Similar]	6/8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64 GB	64/128 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

Rear Camera
12 MP [Similar]	24 MP + 8 MP + 10 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash
Dual-LED (Dual Tone)	LED Flash
Features
Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama	24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom 5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor Panorama, HDR
Video
2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
8 MP, AF [Similar]	24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, VoLTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser
HTML5	Yes

Internal
64 GB, 4 GB RAM	64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

Heart-rate Sensor

NFC