Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro or Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
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Release date 2016, October 2016, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.9 x 80.7 x 6.9 mm | 6.41 x 6.41 x 3.18 in 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 3.02 in
Weight 189 g | 6.67 oz 182 g | 6.42 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Gold, Pink Gold, Black Blue, Pink, Silver, Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 44 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" in 5.7" in
Screen area 99.2 cm2 89.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.5% 74.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 367 PPI 386 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, PDAF, f/1.9 -16 MP, AF, f/1.9
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9 8 MP, f/1.9
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm) - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 510 Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 224
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 806
GeekBench 5 Single Core 215 244
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 953 950
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1294 1305
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4035 4204
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 4099

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600) - Taiwan 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - UAE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.79 W/kg (head)     1.62 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.13 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: A810F/DS (UAE); A810YZ (Taiwan) Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos (2016) with dual-SIM card slots

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