Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
samsung galaxy a5 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
samsung galaxy s8 active
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2017 August 2017
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - August 2017
Price Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Meteor Grey, Tungsten Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
Weight - 208.1 g (7.34.0.04 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Samsung Pay
IP68 certified
MIL-STD-810G certified - dust, humidity, rain, vibration, and shock resistant
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar]
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 [Similar] Adreno 540 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches [Similar] 5.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.34% 74.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio, recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -