Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs vivo X5 Max Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) or vivo X5 Max Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vivo X5 Max
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Release date 2016, September 2014, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 3.02 in 153.9 x 78 x 5.1 mm | 6.06 x 6.06 x 3.07 in
Weight 182 g | 6.42 oz 156 g | 5.5 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Blue, Pink, Silver, Gold White
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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 5.7" in 5.5" in
Screen area 89.6 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.5% 69.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 386 PPI 401 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, AF, f/1.9 -13 MP, AF, f/2.0
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.9 5 MP, f/2.4
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat); Funtouch 2
Chipset - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 405
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 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) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM)
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 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE 1800 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2300
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
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 No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 32-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

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