Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Honor 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Honor Samsung
Announced July 2015 July 2016 January 2017
Status Available - August 2015 Available - August 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,999 ($400.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Sunrise Gold, Midnight Black, Sakura Pink, Sapphire Blue, White Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm
(5.73 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz) -
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - -
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 + quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex A53, HiSilicon Kirin 950 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880
GPU Adreno 405 Mali-T880 MP4 Mali-T860 MP4
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.2 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.99% 72.03% 71.34%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels Dual 12 MP, f/2.2 16 MP
Flash LED flash Yes LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.4, LED flash [Similar] 16 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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot 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, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3050 mAh 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -