Honor Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Honor Note 8

Honor Note 8

Announced On:August, 2016

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Announced On:January, 2017

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Honor Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Honor Note 8	Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Price
EUR: €250	EUR: €190
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
178.8 x 90.9 x 7.2 mm (7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 in)	146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight
219 g (7.72 oz)	157 g (5.54 oz)
Build
	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colors
White, Gold, Gray	Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
Models
EDI-AL10	SM-A520F, SM-A520F, SM-A520K, SM-A520L, SM-A520S, SM-A520W, SM-A520FD

Type
Display
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED Always-on display
Size
6.6 inches, 121.2 cm² (~74.6% screen-to-body ratio)	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm² (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~443 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes	Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
32GB ROM, 4GB RAM 64GB ROM, 4GB RAM 128GB ROM, 4GB RAM	32GB ROM, 3GB RAM 64GB ROM, 3GB RAM
Storage Type
	eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Yes
EDGE
Yes	Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
USB
USB Type-C, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
No	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
13 MP, f/2.0, AF, OIS	16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Camera Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
5 MP, f/2.0 Video: 1080p@30fps	16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm Video: 1080p@30fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac	MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/H.265/XviD	MP4/WMV/H.265
Radio
FM radio	FM radio

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)	Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Upgradable
Upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
UI
EMUI 4.1
Browser
HTML5	HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Kirin 955 (16 nm)	Exynos 7880 (14 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-T830MP3
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes	Yes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Performance
Benchmarks
	GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
10W wired	18W wired
Talk Time
	Up to 16 h (3G)
Music Play
	Up to 53 h

Features
Additional Features
	ANT+ Samsung Pay

SAR EU
Misc
	0.52 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)

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