Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm	6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches 161.7 x 78.0 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.07 oz (172.0 g)	7.37 oz (209.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
5.6-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
75.60 %	84.75 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)	Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x 2.4GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71	Mali-G68 MP5
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
64GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
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 (14), One UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

14h 40min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 55min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	13 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

130

Overall

138

Photo

123

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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)	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), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	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), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 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
	$ 369
In The Box
	Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017	Mar 11, 2024

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Internal storage	32GB, available to use: 22.7 GB
MSRP	€ 500

With 8GB RAM 128GB internal storage

RAM	8GB
Internal storage	128GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

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