Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A22 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Samsung Galaxy A22
Released · Jan 06, 2018
Released · Jul 02, 2021
5.6-inch · 2220x1080px
6.4-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera
Quad camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
6.27 x 2.90 x 0.33 inches
159.3 x 73.6 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.07 oz (172.0 g) 6.56 oz (186.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
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, White, Mint, Violet

Display

Size
5.6-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 274 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
75.60 % 84.30 %
Peak brightness
600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm) MediaTek Helio G80 MT6769T (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x 2.0GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x 1.8GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71 Mali G52 MC2
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 64GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
48 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
OIS
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900), 9(1700)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
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

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 250
In The Box
Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017 Jun 03, 2021

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage
Internal storage 32GB, available to use: 22.7 GB
MSRP € 500
With 128GB internal storage
Internal storage 128GB
With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB
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