Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy S8

Price Comparison (India)

Manufacturer
Samsung	Samsung
Announced
October 2018	March 2017
Status
Available	Available - April 2017
Price
Rs. 30,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink	Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm (6.4 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
Weight
183 g (6.46 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)	LTE
SAR EU
0.35 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body)	- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)
Messaging
	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
Fingerprint Sensor Samsung Pay	-
Notification LED
Yes	Yes

OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) [Similar]	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 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 512 [Similar]	Adreno 540 [Similar]
RAM
6/8 GB [Browse Similar]	4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64/128 GB	64 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Type
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
6.3 inches [Similar]	5.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels (392 ppi)	1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
80.45%	84.06%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
24 MP + 8 MP + 10 MP + 5 MP [Similar]	12 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features
24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom 5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor 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
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps	2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera
24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	8 MP, AF [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
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
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
Yes	HTML5

Internal
64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM	64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported