Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Blackview A55 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm	6.48 x 3.02 x 0.36 inches 164.5 x 76.7 x 9.1 mm
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	6.91 oz / 196.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue	Gray, Green, Blue, Gradient

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 75.60% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.54% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI	720x1600px, 20:9 ratio, 269 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)	Mediatek Helio A22 MT6761V (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 4x2.0GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71	PowerVR GE8300
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	3GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4780 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7	8 MP Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.1
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 Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, 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

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
Radio
FM	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	40
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 14, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA530F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€500

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