Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy S8+ Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

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Samsung Galaxy S8+

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) or Samsung Galaxy S8+ Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)	Samsung Galaxy S8+
Rating	(+0)	(+0)
Release date	2017, December	2017, March
Dimensions (HxWxD)	149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm \| 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.78 in	159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm \| 6.28 x 6.28 x 2.89 in
Weight	172 g \| 6.07 oz	173 g \| 6.1 oz
Body Build	Front/back glass, aluminum frame	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Black, orchid grey, gold, blue	Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink
Battery	3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion	3500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life	Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G) Music play - Up to 66 h
Approximate price	270 EUR	470 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	5.6" in	6.2" in
Screen area	79.6 cm²	98.3 cm²
Screen format	18.5:9 (height:width)	18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	75.6%	84.0%
Screen resolution	1080 x 2220 px	1440 x 2960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	441 PPI	529 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs	- Always-on display	- HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	16 MP, Single	12 MP, Single
Camera specs	-16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8, 1.12µm, PDAF	-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	1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie	16 MP, Dual	8 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	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Functions		Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset	- Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)	- Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU	- Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)	- 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	Mali-G71	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & 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	128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total	142851	230369
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core	320	361
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	892	1212
GeekBench 6 OpenCL	463	1195
GeekBench 6 Vulkan		527
GeekBench 5 Single Core	309	343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	994	1443
GeekBench 4 Single Core	1482	1771
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	4208	6032
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	3704	8348
GeekBench 4 Battery		4097

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 / 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 - 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) -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), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps	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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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)	SAR - 0.67 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.27 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio	FM radio	No
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

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	- Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras	- -ANT+ - Fast battery charging - Samsung Pay -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - -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: A530F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A530F/DS (Global Dual-SIM) Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Duos with dual-SIM card slots	- Versions: G955F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G955FD (Global Dual-SIM); G955W (Canada); G955A (AT&T); G955P (Sprint); G955T (T-Mobile); G955V (Verizon); G955R4 (US Cellular); G955U (USA Unlocked); G955

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