Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A33 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced July 2015 December 2017 March 2022
Status Available - August 2015 Coming Soon - January 2018 Coming Soon - April 2022
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Black, White, Blue, Peach
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
159.7 x 74 x 8.1 mm
(6.29 x 2.91 x 0.32 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 12
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz & 6x2.0 GHz), Exynos 1280 processor
GPU Adreno 405 Mali-G71 Mali-G68
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32/64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.6 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.99% 75.51% 83.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 16 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.1, 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG - Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Capacity 3050 mAh 3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -