Samsung Galaxy C7 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy C7 Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
Released · Jun 01, 2016
Released · Oct 01, 2016
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3300 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 26, 2016 Sep 30, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches
156.6 x 77.2 x 6.8 mm
6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g 6.42 oz / 182.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Pink Gold, Silver, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.02% screen-to-body 5.7-inch, 74.51% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI 1920x1080px, 386 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2100 MHz
ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Yes
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
4GB/32GB
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 3300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, 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 Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

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