Samsung SGH-A727 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 07, 2007	Sep 30, 2016

Design

Dimensions
4.50 x 1.98 x 0.35 inches 114 x 50 x 9 mm	6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
Weight
2.82 oz / 80.0 g	6.42 oz / 182.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Numeric keypad, Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Other	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Gold, Silver, Blue

Display

Size
	5.7-inch, 74.51% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED
Resolution
176x220px	1920x1080px, 386 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm)
Processor
	Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
	Yes
Memory
0.03GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSD	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
	Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
1000 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
2.0, Yes	4.1
WLAN
	a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Yes	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Computer sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
	40
3G Bands
2, 5	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 07, 2007 FCC ID value: A3LSGHA727
Measured SAR
Head: 1.46 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.64 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz

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Full specifications
Samsung SGH-A727 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Specs