Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A8

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Plus
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Samsung Galaxy A8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2015 July 2015
Status Available - June 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 25,910 ($381.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 306 [Similar] Adreno 405 [Similar]
RAM 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (4.69 GB for apps and mass storage) 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.82% 73.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.9 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (4.69 GB for apps and mass storage), 1.5 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (3G) -