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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs Comparison

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8.0
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
6.5
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Jan 06, 2018
5.7-inch
5.6-inch
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3600 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Dec 19, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches
156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm 		5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.56 oz (186.0 g) 6.07 oz (172.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 73.78% screen-to-body 5.6-inch, 75.60% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI 2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Mali-G71
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/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 (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3600 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9 		16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		1080p (30 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP 16 MP (Dual-Camera)
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
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), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, 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 FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 01, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA720F 		Date approved: Nov 14, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMA530F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.24 W/kg
Body: 0.71 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 3.78 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.08 W/kg 		Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 0.76 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg

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