Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) vs OnePlus 5 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

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Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) or OnePlus 5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) OnePlus 5
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Release date 2017, December 2017, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.98 in 154.2 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm | 6.07 x 6.07 x 2.92 in
Weight 191 g | 6.74 oz 153 g | 5.4 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum frame & back
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Colors Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Midnight Black, Slate Gray
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 73 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Optic AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" in 5.5" in
Screen area 91.4 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.5% 73.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 411 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF -16 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 1.12µm, PDAF
-20 MP, f/2.6, 36mm (standard), 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, 1.6x optical zoom, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR HDR, panorama, dual-LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@30/120/480fps, Auto HDR
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm
8 MP, f/1.9, 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
16 MP, f/2.0, 20mm, 1/3.1'', 1.0µm
Functions Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p (gyro-EIS)

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); OxygenOS 5.1.4
Chipset - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Mali-G71 Adreno 540
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 137850 210302
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 311
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 816
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 402
GeekBench 5 Single Core 305
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 950
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1455 1967
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4083 6710
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3547

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / 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 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-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), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.30 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
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dirac HD sound

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
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-ANT+
- Fast battery charging
- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Fast battery charging (Dash Charge)
Versions
- Versions: A730F (Global Single-SIM); A730F/DS (Global Dual-SIM). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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