Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Samsung
Announced
July 2015	2021, January 14
Status
Available - August 2015	Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price
Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold	Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)	151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight
151 g (5.33 oz)	169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type
-	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid 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) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	LTE
5G Network
-	SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint sensor	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+

OS
Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)	Android 11
User Interface
-	One UI 3.1
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]	Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 405 [Similar]	Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB	256 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10+ 1300 nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Always-on display
Colors
16M colors	16M Colour
Size
5.7 inches [Similar]	6.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]	1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
73.99%	86.12%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]	12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED Flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video
1080p@30fps	8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front Camera
5 MP, 1080p [Similar]	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22Âµm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

3.5mm Jack

Radio
FM radio with RDS; recording	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Games
Yes + Downloadable	Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	5.0, A2DP, 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0	USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser
HTML5	Yes

Internal
16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM	256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG
-	Supported

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity
3050 mAh	4000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-