Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A55 5G or Samsung Galaxy S8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Samsung Galaxy S8
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Release date 2024, March 11 2017, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm | 6.34 x 6.34 x 3.05 in 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.68 in
Weight 213 g | 7.51 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
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Colors Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Navy, Awesome Lemon Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 67 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 5.8" in
Screen area 106.9 cm2 84.8 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.8% 83.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1440 x 2960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 390 PPI 570 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM)
-Always-on display
- HDR10
-3D Touch (home button only)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score 108
DxOMark Photo 110
DxOMark Video 117
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1440p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 73
DxOMark Photo 71
DxOMark Video 75

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 14, One UI 6.1 Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Exynos 1480 (4 nm) - Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA
-Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
GPU Xclipse 530 Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 715476
Antutu 10 CPU 210925
Antutu 10 GPU 188204
Antutu 10 Mem 120292
Antutu 10 UX 210925
Antutu 8 Total 231907
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1172 361
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3524 1243
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1255
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 531
GeekBench 5 Single Core 340
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1454
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1763
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6028
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8798
GeekBench 4 Battery 3410

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid 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, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
-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), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 66(1700/2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.68 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- 25W Fast charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
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-ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
-Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: G950F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G950FD (Global Dual-SIM); G950U (USA Unlocked); G950A (AT&T); G950P (Sprint); G950T (T-Mobile); G950V (Verizon); G950R4 (US Cellular); G950W (Canada); G950

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