Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge vs Samsung Galaxy A8
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| March 2015 | July 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - April 2015 | Available - August 2015 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 34,900 ($513.24) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm (5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in) |
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in) |
| Weight | |
| 132 g (4.66 oz) | 151 g (5.33 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| SAR US | |
|
1.58 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body) |
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | |
|
0.33 W/kg (head) 0.59 W/kg (body) |
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) |
- Fingerprint sensor |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Curved Edge Screen | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.1 inches [Similar] | 5.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 71.96% | 73.99% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T760 [Similar] | Adreno 405 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64/128 GB | 16/32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS [Similar] | 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar] | 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio with 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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2600 mAh | 3050 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |