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Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Price Comparison (India)

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
March 2017 October 2018
Status
Available - April 2017 Available
Price
Rs. 64,900 ($845.00) [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
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm
(6.4 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight
173 g (6.1 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
IP68 certified Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung Pay
Notification LED
Yes Yes

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
6.2 inches [Similar] 6.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
83.31% 80.45%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

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
4/6 GB [Browse Similar] 6/8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64/128 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

Camera

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, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 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]

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) 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

User Memory

Internal
64/128 GB, 4/6 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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer 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 3800 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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