Nokia Asha 306 vs Samsung Galaxy A8

Nokia Asha 306

Nokia Asha 306

June, 2012


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Samsung Galaxy A8

Samsung Galaxy A8

July, 2015


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Nokia Asha 306 vs Samsung Galaxy A8


Nokia Asha 306

Samsung Galaxy A8

Price
EUR: €70EUR: €250
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, TouchscreenCandybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
110.3 x 53.8 x 12.8 mm, 66 cc (4.34 x 2.12 x 0.50 in)158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight
96 g (3.39 oz)151 g (5.33 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
Colors
Silver White, Red, Mid Blue, Dark GreyPearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Models
SM-A8000, SM-A800F
Display
Type
TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colorsSuper AMOLED
Size
3.0 inches, 25.6 cm2 (~43.2% screen-to-body ratio)5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
240 x 400 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~155 ppi density)1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Multitouch
YesYes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Network
Technology
GSMGSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, Polyphonic(64), WAV, MP3 ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
10MB 64MB ROM 32MB RAM32GB ROM, 2GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 4.5
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB includedmicroSDXC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Yes, Photocall
Call Records
Yes
Connectivity
GPRS
YesYes
EDGE
YesYes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/gWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
2.1, EDR4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
USB
microUSB 2.0microUSB 2.0
GPS
NoYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC
Yes
Camera
Main Camera
2 MP16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF
Camera Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
176x144@10fps1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide)

Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WAV/WMA/AACMP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMVMP4/WMV/H.264
Radio
Stereo FM radio, RDSFM radio, RDS, recording
Software
Operating System (OS)
Nokia OS, Series 40 6th EditionAndroid OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Upgradable
Upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Java
Yes
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTMLHTML5
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email, IMSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable
Hardware
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Adreno 405
Sensors
AccelerometerFingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Soft Keys
2
SIM
Mini-SIMNano-SIM
Speakers
YesYes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Benchmarks
Performance
Basemark OS II 2.0: 1089
Basemark X: 8838
Battery
Battery Type
Removable Li-Ion 1110 mAh battery (BL-4U)Li-Ion 3050 mAh, non-removable
Standby
Up to 600 h
Talk Time
Up to 14 hUp to 17 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 40 hUp to 51 h
Additional Features
Features
SNS integration

Voice memo

Predictive text input
ANT+
Misc
SAR US
1.06 W/kg (head) 0.80 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.69 W/kg (head)0.32 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body)

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