Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2017 June 2014 January 2017
Status Available - April 2017 Available - June 2014 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,999 ($249.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, Electric Blue and Copper Gold Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) -
SIM Type Dual-SIM - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.15 W/kg (head)
1.50 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.73 W/kg (head)
0.28 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED Yes - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor 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
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 330 Mali-T860 MP4
RAM 4 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 5.1 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 69.63% 71.34%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 16 MP 16 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash LED flash
Features 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/2.2, 31mm, 1/2.6" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.0, A2DP, EDR, 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, dual-band, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 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 present barometer sensor barometer sensor
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor heart rate sensor
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2800 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 21 h (3G) -