Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
General Info
Manufacturer | |
Samsung | Samsung |
Announced | |
Not announced yet | August 2017 |
Status | |
Rumored | Available - August 2017 |
Colors | |
Various | Meteor Grey, Tungsten Gold |
Form Factor | |
Candybar | Candybar |
Dimension | |
- |
151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in) |
Weight | |
- | 208.1 g (7.34.0.04 oz) |
SIM Type | |
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual-SIM |
2G Network | |
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 Network | |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA |
4G Network | |
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) | LTE |
Messaging | |
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Build Features | |
- Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes |
Samsung Pay IP68 certified MIL-STD-810G certified - dust, humidity, rain, vibration, and shock resistant |
Notification LED | |
Yes | Yes |
Display
Type | |
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 |
Colors | |
16M colors | 16M colors |
Size | |
5.5 inches [Similar] | 5.8 inches [Similar] |
Resolution | |
1080 x 2160 pixels (439 ppi) | 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) |
Screen-to-Body Ratio | - | 74.92% |
Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
OS | |
Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) | Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) |
Processor | |
1.9 GHz Octa-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa [Similar] | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar] |
GPU | |
Mali-T830MP3 [Similar] | Adreno 540 [Similar] |
RAM | |
4 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
Internal Memory | |
32 GB | 64 GB |
External Memory | |
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
Rear Camera | |
16 MP [Similar] | 12 MP [Similar] |
Flash | |
LED Flash | Dual-LED (Dual Tone) |
Features | |
Autofocus, f/1.8, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR | Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama |
Video | |
1080p@30fps | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
Front Camera | |
16 MP, f/1.8, 1080p [Similar] | 8 MP, AF [Similar] |
Multimedia
3.5mm Jack | |
Radio | |
FM radio | No |
Games | |
Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
GPRS | |
Yes | Yes |
Edge | |
Yes | Yes |
3G | |
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA, LTE, VoLTE |
Bluetooth | |
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
Wi-Fi | |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
USB | |
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
GPS | |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
Browser | |
HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
Internal | |
32 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Expandable Storage | |
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
USB OTG | |
Not Supported | Supported |
Sensors
Fingerprint | |
Proximity Sensor | |
Accelerometer Sensor | |
Light Sensor | |
Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
Gyroscope Sensor | |
Barometer Sensor | |
Heart-rate Sensor | |
NFC | |
Battery
Type | |
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
Capacity | |
3300 mAh | 4000 mAh |
Stand by | |
- | - |
Talk Time | |
- | - |