Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced July 2015 April 2016 January 2014
Status Available - August 2015 Available - April 2016 Available - February 2014
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,490 ($477.79) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 37,000 ($550.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
161.7 x 80.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 in)
295.6 x 203.9 x 8 mm
(11.64 x 8.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz) 750 g (26.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint Sensor -
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5420 Octa
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 510 Mali-T628 MP6
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 6.0 inches 12.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (247 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.99% 75.93% 71.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio with RDS; recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 16 MP 8 MP, autofocus
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, OIS, f/1.9, 1/2.8" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Geo-tagging, Face/smile Detection
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP
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 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v3.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor 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-Ion Battery
Capacity 3050 mAh 5000 mAh 9500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 12 h (multimedia)