Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2016 March 2017 January 2017
Status Available - March 2016 Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price Rs. 43,400 ($638.24) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Gold Platinum Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) -
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G930V, G930R
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G930A, G930V
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930T
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930A LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
SAR US 1.24 W/kg (head)
1.59 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
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Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 2.15 GHz & dual-core 1.6 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 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 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 540 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 3/4 GB 4 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Always-on display Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.8 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.33% 84.06% 68.14%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/2.6" Sensor Size, 26 mm, f/1.7, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, Auto HDR, panorama 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar] 8 MP [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, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM - G930R 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor
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 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 2350 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -