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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)


Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)


Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy A7 (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 October 2018. Features 6.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,220 pixels and 411 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7885 with up to 6 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 3,300 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Better quality screen (7%)
  • Probably better front camera
  • Fast charging battery
  • Thinner (12%)
  • Larger screen (7%)
  • Probably more versatile rear camera
  • May have more memory
  • May have more storage
  • Better battery capacity (9%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date January 2018 October 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
159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm
6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 in
Weight 172 g
6.07 oz
168 g
5.93 oz
Screen
Size 5.6 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 2,220 pixels 1,080 x 2,220 pixels
PPI 441 411
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.7 Wide Triple camera
24 MP f/1.7 Wide
8 MP f/2.4 Ultra Wide
5 MP f/2.2 Depth
Front Dual camera
16 MP f/1.9 Wide
8 MP f/1.9 Wide
24 MP f/2.0 Wide
Storage
Memory 4 GB 4 GB
6 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB
64 GB
128 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7885
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Samsung Exynos 7885
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 2x 2.20 GHz Cortex-A73
6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
2x 2.20 GHz Cortex-A73
6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 Mali-G71 MP2
Battery
Capacity 3,000 mAh 3,300 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 A7 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

5.6"
172 g
6.07 oz

6.0"
168 g
5.93 oz