Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Note8

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Announced On:December, 2017

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Samsung Galaxy Note8

Samsung Galaxy Note8

Announced On:August, 2017

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Note8

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)	Samsung Galaxy Note8

Price
EUR: €250	EUR: €500
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
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)	162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight
172 g (6.07 oz)	195 g (6.88 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus
Colors
Black, orchid grey, gold, blue	Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink
Models
SM-A530F, SM-A530F, SM-A530K, SM-A530L, SM-A530S, SM-A530N, SM-A530W	SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD

Type
Display
Super AMOLED Always-on display	Super AMOLED, HDR10 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display
Size
5.6 inches, 79.6 cm² (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio)	6.3 inches, 101.1 cm² (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes	Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

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

Internal Memory
Memory
32GB ROM, 4GB RAM 64GB ROM, 4GB RAM	64GB ROM, 6GB RAM 128GB ROM, 6GB RAM 256GB ROM, 6GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) dual SIM model only

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Yes
EDGE
Yes	Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 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
5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
USB
USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF	Primary: 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS Secondary: 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Camera Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Primary: 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm Secondary: 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm Video: 1080p@30fps	Primary: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF Secondary: 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) Features: Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video: 1440p@30fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC	MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/WMV/H.265	MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265
Radio
FM radio	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat)	Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat)
Upgradable
Upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)	Upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
UI
One UI
Browser
HTML5	HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Exynos 7885 (14 nm)	Exynos 8895 (10 nm) EMEA 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
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes 24-bit/192kHz audio	Yes 32-bit/384kHz audio
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Performance
Benchmarks
GeekBench: 4418 (v4.4) GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 201065 (v7) GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4) GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging
18W wired	15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk Time
Up to 24 h (3G)	Up to 22 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 66 h	Up to 74 h

Features
Additional Features
ANT+ Samsung Pay	Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

SAR EU
Misc
0.24 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body)	0.17 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body)

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