Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) vs Sony Xperia 5 V Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017	Sep 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	€999

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm	6.06 x 2.68 x 0.34 inches 154 x 68 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.74 oz / 191.0 g	6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 75.43% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 82.96% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED, 120Hz
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x3.2GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Mali-G71	Adreno 740
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2012
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5132
3D Mark High
Untested	3686
3D Mark Low
Untested	1564

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Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

23h 28min

Video

8h 38min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7	52 MP Sensor size: 1/1.35"
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (120 fps)
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 09, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA730F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.20 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg Phablet: 3.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	4GB/32GB

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