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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)


Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)


Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)

Released in January 2018. Features 5.6 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,220 pixels and 441 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7885 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Released in May 2018. Features 5.6 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,480 pixels and 294 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7870 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much better quality screen (33%)
  • Much more processing power (16%)
  • Fast charging battery
  • Lighter (6%)
  • Thinner (9%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date January 2018 May 2018
Operating System Experience UI (Android 7.1) Experience UI (Android 8.0)
Dimensions
Size 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in
149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm
5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 in
Weight 172 g
6.07 oz
162 g
5.71 oz
Screen
Size 5.6 inches 5.6 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 2,220 pixels 720 x 1,480 pixels
PPI 441 294
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.7 Wide 16 MP f/1.7 Wide
Front Dual camera
16 MP f/1.9 Wide
8 MP f/1.9 Wide
16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 4 GB 3 GB
4 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7885
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Samsung Exynos 7870
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 2x 2.20 GHz Cortex-A73
6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
8x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 Mali-T830 MP1
Battery
Capacity 3,000 mAh 3,000 mAh
Features Fast charging 18W -
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB False True
USB Type-C True False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)

5.6"
172 g
6.07 oz

5.6"
162 g
5.71 oz