Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A9 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2015 March 2017 December 2017
Status Coming Soon - January 2016 Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - January 2018
Price Rs. 33,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm
(6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in)
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa
GPU Adreno 510 Adreno 540 Mali-G71
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.8 inches 5.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.93% 84.06% 75.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP 16 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9, OIS, 1/3'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, EDR, 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

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
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

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