Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2016 | February 2016 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - October 2016 | Available - March 2016 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 39,240 ($588.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 50,900 ($748.53) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint | Various |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm (6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in) |
150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm (5.94 x 2.86 x 0.3 in) |
| Weight | |
| 182 g (6.42 oz) | 157 g (5.54 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor |
- Heart rate sensor - Fingerprint sensor - IP68 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes |
| Notification LED | |
| - | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Curved Edge Screen, Always-on display |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.7 inches [Similar] | 5.5 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] | 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 74.66% | 76.13% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) | Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7420 Octa [Similar] | Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T760MP8 [Similar] | Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB | microSD upto 256GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP [Similar] | 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR | Phase Detection Autofocus, Dual Pixel, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size, Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] | 5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio, RDS, recording | - |
| 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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X |
| 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 | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM | 32 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB | microSD upto 256GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3300 mAh | 3600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |