Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)	Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Released · Oct 01, 2016	Released · Sep 20, 2024
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px	6.3-inch · 2622x1206px
Single camera	Triple camera
3GB · 32GB	8GB · 128GB
3300 mAh	3582 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 30, 2016	Sep 09, 2024
MSRP
	$ 999 / € 1199

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm	5.89 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches (~0.48 inches with camera bump) 149.6 x 71.5 x 8.25 (~12.25 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.42 oz (182.0 g)	7.02 oz (199.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Titanium
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Gold, Silver, Blue	Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.51% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 91.04% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI	2622x1206px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm)	Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2x4.05GHz 4x2.42GHz
GPU
Yes	Apple 6-core GPU
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (NVMe) 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (18.x)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion	3582 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 35min

Browsing

16h 35min

Video

8h 29min

Gaming

9h 39min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX903 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX972 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX913 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 120 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
8 MP	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

154

Overall

158

Photo

150

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
40	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2024 FCC ID value: BCG-E8666A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB
MSRP	$ 1099

With 512GB internal storage


Memory	512GB
MSRP	$ 1299

With 1TB internal storage


Memory	1024GB
MSRP	$ 1499

International


5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

Links

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