Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| March 2017 | December 2017 |
| Status | |
| Available - April 2017 | Coming Soon - January 2018 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 64,900 ($845.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 32,990 ($520.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold | Black, orchid grey, gold, blue |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in) |
159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (6.3 x 2.98 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | |
| 173 g (6.1 oz) | 191 g (6.74 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Dual-SIM | Single SIM (Nano-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 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| IP68 certified | - Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 6.2 inches [Similar] | 6.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) | 1080 x 2220 Pixels (411 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 83.31% | 75.65% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) |
| 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 (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 540 [Similar] | Mali-G71 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4/6 GB [Browse Similar] | 4/6 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 64/128 GB | 32/64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP [Similar] | 16 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (Dual Tone) | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama | Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, AF [Similar] | Dual: 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, VoLTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, EDR, 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, WiFi 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 |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Light Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3500 mAh | 3500 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |