Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A8s

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
samsung galaxy a8 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy A8s
samsung galaxy a8s
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2017 December 2018
Status Coming Soon - January 2018 Available - December 2018
Price Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Blue, Gray, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
158.4 x 74.9 x 7.4 mm
(6.24 x 2.95 x 0.29 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network 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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung Pay
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - One UI
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver), Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G71 [Similar] Adreno 616 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 6/8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.6 inches [Similar] 6.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.51% 84.62%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP [Similar] 24 MP + 10 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 24 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
10 MP, AF
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3400 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -