Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs Comparison

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9.0
Samsung Galaxy S8
5.8
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Samsung Galaxy S8 Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Released · Apr 21, 2017
Released · Mar 20, 2024
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
6.6-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017 Mar 11, 2024
MSRP
$ 489

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches
148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm
6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches
161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g) 7.51 oz (213.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 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, Burgundy red Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 84.30% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 550 nits
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 570 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Exynos 1480 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
4x2.7GHz Cortex-A78
4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 540 Yes
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (14)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 36min
Browsing
17h 7min
Video
8h 15min
Gaming
9h 39min

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
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
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)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD
32 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
132
Overall
140
Photo
123
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes 5.3
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,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C
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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41 Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
Bands 1, 2, 5, 8 Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG950U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.49 W/kg
Body: 0.48 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.46 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2300 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(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
FCC approval Date approved: Sep 05, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG950F
Measured SAR Head: 0.38 W/kg
Body: 0.75 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
VoLTE Yes
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
for U.S. Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40
Data Speed LTE-A, HSPA, UMTS
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
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