Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (40mm) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm	1.57 x 1.57 x 0.43 inches 40 x 40 x 10.9 mm
Weight
6.07 oz (172.0 g)	1.31 oz (37.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
	Stainless steel: Black, Gold, Silver
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water (up to 50 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue

Display

Size
5.6-inch	1.2-inch
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI	360x360px, 424 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
75.60 %	29.21 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass DX+), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9110 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Dual-core 1150 MHz Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71	Mali-T720 MP1
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	1.5GB
Internal storage
64GB	4GB (eMMC)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI	Tizen (4.0)
Compatible devices
	Samsung smartphone, Android smartphone (Android 5.0 and above with 1.5GB RAM and above), iPhone 5 and above or iOS 9.0 and above

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	247 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Magnetic charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7
Flash
LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera), 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 b,g,n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Barometer, ECG
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
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)	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 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 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM

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
	$ 430
In The Box
	Quick Start Guide,User Manual, Wireless Charging Pad

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017	Aug 05, 2019

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

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

non-LTE version

RAM	0.75GB
Weight	0.92 oz (26.0 g)
Materials & Colors	Aluminum: Aqua black, Cloud Silver, Pink gold
MSRP	$ 280

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (40mm) Specs
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