Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017	May 02, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$360

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm	5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.07 oz (172.0 g)	5.71 oz (162.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue	Black, Gold, Lavender, Blue

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 75.60% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI	1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71	Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (10, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7	16 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM, Recording option
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	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 14, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA530F	Date approved: Aug 01, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA600A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg	Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 1.40 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€500

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

International version

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth	4.2

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