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

Design

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

Display

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

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9110 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1150 MHz Arm Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T720 MP1	Mali-G71
RAM
1.5GB	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
4GB (eMMC)	64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Tizen (4.0)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI
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
247 mAh	3000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
Magnetic charging	Fast 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 b,g,n	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Barometer, ECG	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3)	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)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM

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
Aug 05, 2019	Dec 19, 2017

Alternative variants

non-LTE version

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

with 32 GB storage

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

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (40mm) Specs	Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs
PhoneArena Review
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (40mm) Review	Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Review
User Reviews
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