Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8s vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8s
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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
samsung galaxy a8 (2018)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2018 December 2017
Status Available - December 2018 Coming Soon - January 2018
Price - Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Gray, Black Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.4 x 74.9 x 7.4 mm
(6.24 x 2.95 x 0.29 in)
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
User Interface One UI -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver), Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa [Similar]
GPU Adreno 616 [Similar] Mali-G71 [Similar]
RAM 6/8 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.4 inches [Similar] 5.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.62% 75.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 24 MP + 10 MP + 5 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 24 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
10 MP, AF
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 24 MP, f/2.0, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, 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
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3400 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -