Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

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Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM

Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) or Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
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Release date 2016, September 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 3.02 in 141.3 x 72.2 x 8.8 mm | 5.56 x 5.56 x 2.84 in
Weight 182 g | 6.42 oz 145 g | 5.11 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Blue, Pink, Silver, Gold Glossy cyan, Orange, White, Matte black
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2500 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 44 h
Stand by time - Up to 864 h (2G) / Up to 864 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 26 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 30 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 5" in
Screen area 89.6 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.5% 67.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 386 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - ClearBlack display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, AF, f/1.9 -8 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/4'', AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 1 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.9 1 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 720p

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1, upgradable to Microsoft Windows 10
Chipset - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 305
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 244
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 950
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1305
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4204

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.13 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- 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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