Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Samsung
Announced
August 2017	December 2017
Status
Coming Soon - September 2017	Coming Soon - January 2018
Price
-	Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, Blue Coral, Gold	Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)	149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight
195 g (6.88 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type
Single/Dual SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
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	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant - Samsung Pay	- Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED
Yes	Yes

OS
Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
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 [Similar]	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar]	Mali-G71 [Similar]
RAM
6 GB [Browse Similar]	4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64/128/256 GB	32/64 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
6.3 inches [Similar]	5.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi)	1080 x 2220 (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
83.03%	75.51%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
Dual 12 MP [Similar]	16 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama	Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar]	Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, VoLTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, EDR, 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
USB
v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
HTML5	HTML5

Internal
64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM	32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Not Supported