Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Samsung
Announced
September 2013	December 2017
Status
Available - September 2013	Coming Soon - January 2018
Price
-	Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Pink	Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)	149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight
168 g (5.93 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type
-	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	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
4G Network
LTE	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
S Pen stylus	- Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED
-	Yes

OS
Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Processor
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 (LTE model) [Similar]	Mali-G71 [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar]	4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32/64 GB storage	32/64 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.7 inches [Similar]	5.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]	1080 x 2220 (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
74.98%	75.51%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]	16 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED Flash
Features
Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR	Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model)	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR	5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
HTML5	HTML5

Internal
32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM	32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Not Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Light Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC