Compare Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)


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Dimensions149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm150 x 72 x 7.97 mm145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm147.1 x 68.8 x 8.2 mm153.2 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight172 grams162 grams148 grams162 grams160 grams
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Design type
Monoblock
Controls
Fingerprint recognition
Touchscreen
Multi-touch, Capacitive
Multi-touch, Capacitive
Multi-touch, Capacitive
Multi-touch, Capacitive
Multi-touch, Capacitive
Voice command
Voice dialing
Facial unlock
Operating system
Android
7.1
8.1
9.0 (Pie)
10
8.1
User interface
Samsung Experience
Android One
Display
Auto-rotate
Color display
Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), Full HD+ Super AMOLED
Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), Max Vision IPS, Notch
Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), Full HD+ Flexible OLED, Always On feature, HDR10
Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), Full HD+ Flexible OLED, Always On feature, HDR10
Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), FullVision IPS QuadHD+, Always On feature, HDR10, Notch
  • Size
5.6 inch5.9 inch5.5 inch5.7 inch6.1 inch
  • Resolution
2220 x 1080 pixels1520 x 720 pixels2160 x 1080 pixels2280 x 1080 pixels3120 x 1440 pixels
  • Refresh rate
   90 Hz 
  • Aspect ratio
18.5:919:918:919:919.5:9
  • Pixels Per Inch (PPI)
441285439443563
  • Screen-to-body ratio
75.6%80.4%78.6%80.1%82.9%
Hardware
Camera
Auto focus, Image stabilization, Blink Shot, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Face recognition, Quality settings, Macro mode, Mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Night mode, Panoramic photo, Portrait mode, Smile Shot, Video recorder, self-timer
Dual camera sensor, Auto focus, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Face recognition, Quality settings, Macro mode, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Portrait mode, Video recorder, self-timer
Auto focus, Image stabilization, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Quality settings, Macro mode, Mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Night mode, Portrait mode, Video recorder, self-timer
Dual camera sensor, Auto focus, Image stabilization, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Quality settings, Macro mode, Mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Night mode, Portrait mode, Video recorder, self-timer
Auto focus, Image stabilization, Blink Shot, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Face recognition, Quality settings, Macro mode, Mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Night mode, Panoramic photo, Portrait mode, Smile Shot, Video recorder, self-timer
  • Type
16 MP13 MP + 2 MP12.2 MP12.2 MP + 16 MP16 MP
  • Angle of view (AOV)
  76°77°76°
  • DxOMark score
79 102112 
  • F-number
f/1.7f/2.0 + f/2.4f/1.8f/1.7 + f/2.4f/2.2
  • Max. resolution
(camera) 4640 x 3480 pixels(camera) 4208 x 3120 pixels + (video) 3840 x 2160 pixels(camera) 4208 x 3120 pixels + (video) 3840 x 2160 pixels(camera) 4640 x 3480 pixels + (video) 3840 x 2160 pixels(camera) 4640 x 3480 pixels + (video) 3840 x 2160 pixels
Haptic feedback
Integrated antenna
Processor
Samsung Exynos 7885, Octa core
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, Octa core
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Octa core
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Octa core
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821, Quad Core
  • Clock Frequency
1.6 GHz + 2.2 GHz2.0 GHz1.6 GHz + 2.5 GHz1.78 GHz + 2.84 GHz2.35 GHz
Secondary camera
Dual camera sensor
Flash
Autofocus, Dual camera sensor
  • Type
16 MP + 8 MP8 MP8 MP8 MP8 MP
  • Angle of view (AOV)
  75° + 97°90°80°
  • DxOMark score
  9292 
  • F-number
f/1.9f/2.2f/1.8 + f/2.2f/2.0f/1.9
  • Max. resolution
(camera) 4640 x 3480 pixels + (video) 1920 x 1080 pixels(camera) 3264 x 2448 pixels + (video) 1920 x 1080 pixels(camera) 3264 x 2448 pixels + (video) 1920 x 1080 pixels(camera) 3264 x 2448 pixels + (video) 1920 x 1080 pixels(camera) 3264 x 2448 pixels
Materials
Dust and waterproof
IP68
P2i coating
IPX8
IP68
IP68
Gorilla Glass
Telephony
Flight mode
Integrated handsfree speaker
nano-SIM (4FF)
Vibrating alert
Videoconferencing
Dual SIM
eSIM
Operating frequency
Quad band
Data network
4G (LTE)
Cat 11 (600 Mbps)
Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 28
Cat 16 (1 Gbps), Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29
Cat 18 (1200 Mbps), Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
Cat 11 (600 Mbps)
EDGE
GPRS
HSDPA
Cat20 42 Mbps
Cat24 42 Mbps
HSUPA
Cat6 5.76 Mbps
Cat6 5.76 Mbps
UMTS
Personalisation
Multiple homescreens
Widgets
Personal Information Management (PIM)
Agenda
Alarm clock
Calculator
Contact list
Date and time notation
Document viewer
Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files
Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files
Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files
Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files
Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files
Phonebook with groups
Photo phonebook
Reminder list
Stopwatch & countdown timer
To-do list
Voice memo
Available applications
Image editor
Java application support
Movie editor
Photo album
Video codec support
H.263, H.264, MPEG-4, Sorenson Spark, VC-1, VP8
H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG-4, RealVideo, VP8, Windows Media Video 9, Xvid
H.263, H.264, MPEG-4
H.263, H.264, MPEG-4
H.263, H.264, MPEG-4
Video file support
3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WebM, WMV
3GP, MP4, WMV
Messaging
E-mail
POP3, SMTP, IMAP4
POP3, SMTP, IMAP4
POP3, SMTP, IMAP4
POP3, SMTP, IMAP4
POP3, SMTP, IMAP4
Instant messaging
Google Talk
Google Talk
Google Talk
Google Talk
Google Talk
MMS
Video MMS
Video MMS
Video MMS
Video MMS
Video MMS
Predictive Text Input
T9
T9
T9
T9
T9
SMS
Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages
Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages
Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages
Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages
Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages
Internet
Internet browser
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
RSS reader
YouTube support
Navigation
A-GPS
Beidou
Build-in navigation system
Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation
Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation
Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation
Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation
Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation
Digital Compass
GLONASS
GPS receiver
Galileo
Audio
Audio codec support
AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, FLAC, MIDI, Mobile XMF, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis, OTA, RTTL/RTX
AAC, AAC+, AC3, eAAC+, AMR, FLAC, MIDI, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis, RealAudio, Windows Media Audio 9
AAC, AAC+, AC3, eAAC+
AAC, AAC+, AC3, eAAC+, aptX, LDAC
AAC, AAC+, AC3, eAAC+
Audio file support
M4A, MP3, WAV, WMA
M4A, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA
MP3, WAV
MP3, WAV
MP3, WAV
FM-radio
Stereo, RDS
Stereo
Stereo, RDS
Polyphonic ringtones
MP3 ringtones
MP3 ringtones
MP3 ringtones
MP3 ringtones
MP3 ringtones
Stereo speakers
Build-in memory
Internal memory
  • Size (RAM)
4 GB4 GB4 GB6 GB4 GB
  • Storage
32 GB64 GB128 GB + 64 GB128 GB + 64 GB32 GB
Memory card slot
MicroSDHC memory card
MicroSDHC memory card
MicroSDHC memory card
Connections
Audio jack plug
3.5 mm
3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB
Type-C
Type-C
v3.1, Type-C
v3.1, Type-C
v3.1, Type-C
Connectivity
Bluetooth
v5.0, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
v4.2, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
v5.0, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
v5.0, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
v4.2, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
DLNA support
NFC
Synchronisation
ActiveSync, SyncML
ActiveSync, SyncML
ActiveSync, SyncML
ActiveSync, SyncML
ActiveSync, SyncML
Tethering
WAP
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
Wireless Lan (WLAN/Wi-Fi)
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), WiFi Direct support
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), WiFi Direct support
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), WiFi Direct support
Power supply
Battery
Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion
  • Capacity
3000 mAh3000 mAh2915 mAh2800 mAh3000 mAh
Fast charging
Motorola TurboPower
Qualcomm Quick Charge
USB Power Delivery
Qualcomm Quick Charge
Wireless charging
Sensors
Ambient light sensor
Barometer
Gesture recognition
Gyroscope
Proximity sensor
Edge sensor
Radar
Compatibility
With Google Daydream