Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy C5 Pro vs Apple iPhone 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced March 2017 September 2017 October 2018
Status March 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017 Available
Price Rs. 24,000 ($360.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 30,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Lake Blue, Maple Leaf, Powder Rose Space Gray, Silver Gold Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.7 x 71.4 x 7 mm
(5.74 x 2.81 x 0.28 in)
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm
(6.4 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.35 W/kg (head)
1.59 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- 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
Samsung Pay
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) iOS 11 Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953Pro Snapdragon 626 Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
GPU Adreno 506 - Adreno 512
RAM 4 GB 2 GB 6/8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64/256 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 4 LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 4.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.53% 65.21% 80.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS; recording No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 12 MP 24 MP + 8 MP + 10 MP + 5 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 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) 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom
5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP, f/1.9 [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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 (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
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
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope 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-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh - 3800 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -