Phone Comparison - Honor 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Honor 8 Lite

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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Samsung Honor
Announced July 2016 September 2016 February 2017
Status Available - August 2016 Coming Soon - October 2016 Available - February 2017
Price Rs. 18,999 ($400.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,240 ($588.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($278.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Sunrise Gold, Midnight Black, Sakura Pink, Sapphire Blue, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint Gold, Blue, Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm
(5.73 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
(6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)
147.2 x 72.94 x 7.6 mm
(5.8 x 2.87 x 0.3 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Nano SIM, or Nano SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Dual Cameras
- 2.5D Curved Glass
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 + quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex A53, HiSilicon Kirin 950 Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7420 Octa Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 655
GPU Mali-T880 MP4 Mali-T760MP8 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 4 GB 3 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32/64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.7 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.03% 74.66% 69.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP, f/2.2 16 MP 12 MP
Flash Yes LED Flash LED flash
Features 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, 1.25 µm pixel size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.4, LED flash [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes 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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3300 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -