Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Samsung Galaxy A41 Specs Comparison

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9.0
Samsung Galaxy S8+
7.5
Samsung Galaxy A41
Samsung Galaxy S8+ Samsung Galaxy A41
Released · Apr 21, 2017
Released · May 15, 2020
6.2-inch · 2960x1440px
6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3500 mAh
3500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017 Apr 08, 2020

Design

Dimensions
6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches
149.9 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.10 oz / 173.0 g 5.36 oz / 152.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink Prism Crush black, Prism Crush white, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.32% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 85.82% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 529 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) 1.7 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75
6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 540 Mali-G52 MC2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion 3500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Fast charging
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
8h 53min
Gaming
7h 32min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD (30 fps)
25 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, 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 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, 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: Apr 06, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG955U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.33 W/kg
Body: 0.29 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2500 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
FCC approval Date approved: Sep 25, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG955F
Measured SAR Head: 0.58 W/kg
Body: 0.65 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.49 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg
for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Hearing aid compatible M4/T3
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 66
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2500 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM Yes
for AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28
for US Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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