Samsung Galaxy S7 edge vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge or Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S7 edge | Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) | |
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Release date | 2016, February | 2016, September | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.86 in | 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 3.02 in | |
Weight | 157 g | 5.54 oz | 182 g | 6.42 oz | |
Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame | Front glass, aluminum body | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold, Black Pearl, Coral Blue | Blue, Pink, Silver, Gold | |
Battery | 3600 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 27 h (3G) Music play - Up to 74 h |
Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 44 h |
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Approximate price | 400 EUR | 300 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 5.5" in | 5.7" in | |
Screen area | 83.4 cm2 | 89.6 cm2 | |
Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 76.1% | 74.5% | |
Screen resolution | 1440 x 2560 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 534 PPI | 386 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | ||
Other specs | - Always-on display | ||
Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Single | 16 MP, Single | |
Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | -16 MP, AF, f/1.9 | |
Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 1080p@30fps | |
DxOMark Main Score | 89 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 91 | ||
DxOMark Video | 86 | ||
Front camera, selfie | 5 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm | 8 MP, f/1.9 | |
Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
Video | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI | Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) | |
Chipset | - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8 |
- Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) | |
CPU | - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - G9350 -Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8 |
- Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
GPU | Adreno 530 - G9350 Mali-T880 MP12 - G935FD, G935F, G935W8 |
Mali-T760MP8 | |
External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
Internal memory | 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 8 Total | 184713 | ||
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 257 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 639 | ||
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 527 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 252 | 244 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 723 | 950 | |
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1456 | 1305 | |
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 3744 | 4204 | |
GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 4571 | ||
GeekBench 4 Battery | 2782 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G935F, G935W8Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G935FD | 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 - G935FD, G9350 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G935F, G935FD, G935W8 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA - G9350 -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), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G935F, G935FD 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), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G9350 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), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G935W8 |
-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 |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | microUSB 2.0 | |
Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.26 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body) |
SAR EU - 0.13 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | FM radio, RDS, recording | |
Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
Other extras |
- ANT+ - -S-Voice 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) |
- ANT+ |
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Versions |
- Versions: G935F (Global); G935FD (Southeast Asia, India); G9350 (Hong Kong); G935W8 (Canada) Also known as Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Duos with dual-SIM card slots |
- Versions: A810F/DS (UAE); A810YZ (Taiwan) Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos (2016) with dual-SIM card slots |
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