Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Apple iPhone 8 vs OnePlus RT

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple OnePlus
Announced January 2017 September 2017 Exp. announcement 2021, November
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017 Exp. release 2021, December
Price Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Space Gray, Silver Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
162.2 x 74.6 x 8.3 mm
(6.39 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)
Weight - 148 g (5.22 oz) 198.5 g (6.98.0.18 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network - - SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) iOS 11 Android 11
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 - Adreno 660
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64/256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating FHD+ Fluid AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Always-on display
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 5.2 inches 4.7 inches 6.62 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (398 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.34% 65.21% 87.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio FM radio, recording No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 12 MP 50 MP + 16 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED flash Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash Dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 28mm, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56”, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, Auto HDR, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, reversible connector USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 65W, 100% in 29 min (advertised)
Capacity 3000 mAh - 4500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -