Samsung Galaxy A35 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A35

Samsung Galaxy A35

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

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Samsung Galaxy A35 or Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A35 Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
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Release date 2024, March 11 2017, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.7 x 78 x 8.2 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 3.07 in 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.78 in
Weight 209 g | 7.37 oz 172 g | 6.07 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3000 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 Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" in 5.6" in
Screen area 106.9 cm2 79.6 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.8% 75.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 390 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Other specs - 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM)
-Always-on display
- Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS
-8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm
8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 14, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Exynos 1380 (5 nm) - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G71
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 587481
Antutu 10 CPU 191502
Antutu 10 GPU 166953
Antutu 10 Mem 93544
Antutu 10 UX 191502
Antutu 8 Total 142851
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1017 320
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2988 892
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 463
GeekBench 5 Single Core 309
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 994
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1482
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4208
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3704

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM, eSIM or Hybrid SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / 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 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
-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)
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.81 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 0.44 W/kg (head)     0.92 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Circle to Search
- 25W Fast charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

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-ANT+
- Fast battery charging
- Samsung Pay
-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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