Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Sep 30, 2016

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm	6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
Weight
5.61 oz / 159.0 g	6.42 oz / 182.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud	Gold, Silver, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.51% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 74.51% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1920x1080px, 386 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Yes
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm	16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	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	40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
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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