Honor Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2016	Sep 20, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$420

Design

Dimensions
7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 inches 178.8 x 90.9 x 7.18 mm	6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm
Weight
7.73 oz (219.0 g)	5.93 oz (168.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 73.85% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 74.55% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 445 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 955	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2500 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	3300 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	24 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 18 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	24 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 13, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA750FN
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.50 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$345

with 4 GB RAM

Memory	4GB

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$375

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

Dual SIM support

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
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