Sharp Aquos S2 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Sharp Aquos S2

Sharp Aquos S2

Announced On:August, 2017

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Announced On:December, 2017

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Sharp Aquos S2 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Sharp Aquos S2	Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Price
EUR: €450	EUR: €250
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
141.8 x 72 x 7.9 mm (5.58 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)	149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight
140 g (4.94 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colors
White, Black, Blue, Green	Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Models
FS8010	SM-A530F, SM-A530F, SM-A530K, SM-A530L, SM-A530S, SM-A530N, SM-A530W

Type
Display
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED Always-on display
Size
5.5 inches, 80.7 cm² (~79.0% screen-to-body ratio)	5.6 inches, 79.6 cm² (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2040 pixels, 17:9 ratio (~420 ppi density)	1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes	Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 28, 39, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

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

Internal Memory
Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM 128GB ROM, 6GB RAM	32GB ROM, 4GB RAM 64GB ROM, 4GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.1	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 (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 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, LE	5.0, 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
Yes	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
Primary: 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1/3.2", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF Secondary: 8 MP	16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF
Camera Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
8 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.2", 1.4µm	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

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/AAC+/WAV/Flac	MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264	MP4/WMV/H.265
Radio
No	FM radio

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat)	Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat)
Upgradable
	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
Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) 64/4GB Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) 128/6GB	Exynos 7885 (14 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53) 64/4GB Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) 128/6GB	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Adreno 508 64/4GB Adreno 512 128/6GB	Mali-G71
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (rear-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 24-bit/192kHz audio
Audio Jack
No	3.5 mm

Performance
Benchmarks
GeekBench: 4046 (v4.4) GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	GeekBench: 4418 (v4.4) GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Po 3020 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
10W wired	18W wired
Talk Time
	Up to 24 h (3G)
Music Play
	Up to 66 h

Features
Additional Features
	ANT+ Samsung Pay

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

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