Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A13 5G Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
Released · Oct 01, 2016
Released · Dec 03, 2021
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3300 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 30, 2016 Dec 02, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$249

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
6.48 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches
164.5 x 76.5 x 8.8 mm
Weight
6.42 oz / 182.0 g 6.88 oz / 195.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Blue Black

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.51% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 81.06% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD, 90Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm) MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V/ZA (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2100 MHz
ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2× 2.2GHz Cortex-A76
6× 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Yes Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP 5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, 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, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n66, n77, SA, NSA, Sub-6, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes No
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
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