Phone Comparison - Lenovo A889 vs Samsung Galaxy C8 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018)

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Samsung Samsung
Announced May 2014 September 2017 Not announced yet
Status Available - May 2014 Available - September 2017 Rumored
Colors White Black, Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164 x 85.4 x 9 mm
(6.46 x 3.36 x 0.35 in)
- -
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) - -
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - 2.5D Curved Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Bixby
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 2.39 GHz Octa-core 1.9 GHz Octa-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa
GPU Mali-400 - Mali-T830MP3
RAM 1 GB 3/4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (184 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (439 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.53% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio, recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels Dual 13 MP + 5 MP 16 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Live Focus, f/1.7 aperture main, f/1.9 aperture secondary, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.8, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 16 MP, f/1.9 [Similar] 16 MP, f/1.8, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 3000 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -