Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Honor 8 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Apr 05, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm	6.18 x 3.05 x 0.27 inches 157 x 77.5 x 6.97 mm
Weight
5.61 oz / 159.0 g	6.49 oz / 184.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud	Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.51% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 73.65% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2560x1440px, 515 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Mali-G71 MP8
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm	12 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP	8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, 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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 0.55 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

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