Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy S10e Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) or Samsung Galaxy S10e Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Samsung Galaxy S10e
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Release date 2017, December 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.78 in 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm | 5.6 x 5.6 x 2.75 in
Weight 172 g | 6.07 oz 150 g | 5.29 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 66 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.6" in 5.8" in
Screen area 79.6 cm2 82.8 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.6% 83.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 2280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 438 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - Always-on display - HDR10+
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF -12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
- 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Dual 10 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm
8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) - Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
-Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU Mali-G71 Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA
Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 142851 409277
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 320
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 892
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 463
GeekBench 5 Single Core 309 742
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 994 2027
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1482 4253
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4208 9787
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3704 7336

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 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/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos/AKG sound

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
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-ANT+
- Fast battery charging
- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging 15W
-Fast wireless charging 15W
-Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: A530F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A530F/DS (Global Dual-SIM) Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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