Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A80 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017	Apr 10, 2019

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm	6.50 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches 165.2 x 76.5 x 9.3 mm
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	7.76 oz / 220.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue	Angel gold, Ghost white, Phantom black

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 75.60% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.86% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470
GPU
Mali-G71	Adreno 618
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3700 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera, Swivel
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7	48 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	HQVGA (240x160) (ToF 3D depth sensing) Aperture size: F1.2 Focal Length: 30 mm Sensor size: 1/6" Pixel size: 10 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (480 fps) Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera) 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 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, 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
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	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 14, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA530F	Date approved: Apr 19, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA805F
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: 0.30 W/kg Body: 0.71 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.79 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.36 W/kg Phablet: 1.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€500