Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus Samsung
Announced July 2015 May 2016 October 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Available - June 2016 Available - November 2016
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($735.28) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 36,900 ($475.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Grey, Silver, Gold Gold, Pink Gold, Dark Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
186.4 x 93.9 x 6.8 mm
(7.34 x 3.7 x 0.27 in)
162.9 x 80.7 x 6.9 mm
(6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 233 g (8.22 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with ZEN UI 3.0 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 Quad-core 1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & Quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976Pro Snapdragon 653
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 510 Adreno 510
RAM 2 GB 3/4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32/64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 6.8 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (324 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.99% 72.81% 75.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording Stereo FM Radio with Recording Stereo FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 23 MP 16 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Supported Yes

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable battery
Capacity 3050 mAh 4600 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -