Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2016 December 2017 September 2018
Status Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - January 2018 Available
Price Rs. 43,400 ($638.24) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Gold, Silver Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Black, blue, gold, pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm
(6.29 x 3.02 x 0.3 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz) 168 g (5.93 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) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A750G
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.34 W/kg (head)
1.43 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Heart rate sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung Pay
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface TouchWiz UI - -
Processor Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890 Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
GPU Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12 Mali-G71 Mali-G71
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32/64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Always-on display Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.6 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.33% 75.51% 74.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual Pixel 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 16 MP 24 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size,Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -