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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Honor 8X Specs Comparison

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6.5
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
7.0
Honor 8X
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Honor 8X
Released · Jan 06, 2018
Released · Oct 10, 2018
5.6-inch · 2220x1080px
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
3750 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017 Oct 03, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm 		6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches
160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.07 oz (172.0 g) 6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
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 Black, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 75.60% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/32GB 		4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer 3750 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7 		20 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		1080p (60 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera)
Video capture: 1080p 		16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
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, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, 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 Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
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
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM 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

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