Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Samsung Samsung
          Announced
          March 2017 December 2017
          Status
          Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - January 2018
          Price
          Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced]
          Colors
          Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
          (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
          149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
          (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
          Weight
          155 g (5.47 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
          SIM Type
          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
          - - Fingerprint Sensor
          - Samsung Pay
          - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
          Notification LED
          Yes Yes

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v7.0 (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 [Similar] Mali-G71 [Similar]
          RAM
          4 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          64 GB 32/64 GB
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

          Display

          Type
          Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          5.8 inches [Similar] 5.6 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          84.06% 75.51%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          12 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
          Flash
          Dual-LED (Dual Tone) 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/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, AF [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          No FM radio
          Games
          Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          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

          User Memory

          Internal
          64 GB, 4 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

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
          Light Sensor
          light sensor present light sensor present
          Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)
          magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
          Gyroscope Sensor
          gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
          Barometer Sensor
          barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
          Heart-rate Sensor
          heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
          NFC
          NFC supported NFC supported

          Battery

          Type
          Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          3000 mAh 3000 mAh
          Stand by
          - -
          Talk Time
          - -

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