Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A54 5G Specs Comparison
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| Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) | Samsung Galaxy A54 5G | 
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                                                Mar 24, 2023
                                    
             
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                                                5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
                                    
             
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                                                6.4-inch · 2400x1080px
                                    
             
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                                                3GB · 32GB
                                    
             
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                                                6GB · 128GB
                                    
             
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                                                3300 mAh
                                    
             
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                                                5000 mAh
                                    
             
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Sep 30, 2016 | Mar 15, 2023 | 
Design
| Dimensions | |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches  156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm  | 
        
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| Weight | |
| 6.42 oz / 182.0 g | 7.13 oz / 202.0 g | 
| Materials | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Back: Glass Frame: Plastic  | 
        
                                    
| Resistance | |
| Yes; IP67 | |
| Biometrics | |
| Fingerprint (touch) | Optical in-screen fingerprint | 
| Keys | |
| Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key | Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | 
| Colors | |
| Gold, Silver, Blue | Awesome Graphite, Awesome Lime, Awesome White, Awesome Violet | 
Display
| Size | |
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| 5.7-inch, 74.51% screen-to-body | 6.4-inch, 81.47% screen-to-body | 
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR | 
| Resolution | |
| 1920x1080px, 386 PPI | 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI | 
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass | |
PhoneArena Display Test
        | Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| Untested | Untested | 
| Bright Min | |
| Untested | 1.6 (Good) | 
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            Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm) | Exynos 1380 (5 nm) | 
| Processor | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53  | 
        
                                                        Octa-core | 
| GPU | |
| Yes | Mali-G68 MP5 | 
| Memory | |
| 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB  | 
        
                                    
| Storage expansion | |
| microSDXC up to 256 GB | microSDXC up to 1024 GB | 
| OS | |
| Android (6.0 Marshmallow) | Android (13) | 
PhoneArena Performance Test
        | GeekBench 6 Single | |
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| Untested | 994 | 
| GeekBench 6 Multi | |
| Untested | 2765 | 
| 3D Mark High | |
| Untested | 809 | 
| 3D Mark Low | |
| Untested | 805 | 
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            Battery
| Type | |
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| 3300 mAh, Li - Ion | 5000 mAh | 
| Charging | |
| Fast charging | |
| Charge speed | |
| Wired: 25.0W | |
Battery Life Estimate
                            Untested
                        Browsing
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                        Video
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                        Gaming
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                        Battery Life Estimate
                            6h 17min
                        Browsing
                            16h 11min
                        Video
                            7h 44min
                        Gaming
                            9h 36min
                        Camera
| Rear | |
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| Single camera | Triple camera | 
| Main camera | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8  | 
        
                                    
| Second camera | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2  | 
        
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| Third camera | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4  | 
        
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| Flash | |
| LED | LED | 
| Video recording | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing  | 
        
                                                        Yes | 
| Front | |
| 8 MP | 32 MP | 
N/A
                            Overall
                        N/A
                            Photo
                        N/A
                            Video
                        121
                            Overall
                        126
                            Photo
                        116
                            Video
                        Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 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 Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax  | 
        
                                    
| USB | |
| microUSB, USB 2.0 | Type-C, USB 2.0 | 
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | 
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning | 
| Other | |
| NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | NFC | 
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| 3.5mm jack | No 3.5mm jack | 
| Speakers | |
| Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Multiple speakers | 
| Features | |
| Album art cover, Background playback | |
| Screen mirroring | |
| Wireless screen share | Wireless screen share | 
| Additional microphone(s) | |
| Noise cancellation | Noise cancellation | 
Cellular
| 5G Bands | |
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| n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, 5G Ready | |
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
| 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66 | 
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 40 | 38, 40, 41 | 
| 3G Bands | |
| 5, 8, 2, 1 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | 
| Data Speed | |
| LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s | |
| Dual SIM | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| SIM type | |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, eSIM | 
Alternative variants
With 8GB RAM
                                    | Memory | 8GB | 
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With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
                                    | Memory | 8GB/256GB | 
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