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Samsung Galaxy A8


Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge


Samsung Galaxy A8
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Released in August 2015. Features 5.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 386 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 with up to 2 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 3,050 mAh battery.

Released in March 2016. Features 5.5 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels and 534 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 8890 with up to 4 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 3,600 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much thinner (31%)
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • Much better quality screen (28%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • More memory
  • May have more storage
  • Much more processing power (21%)
  • Much better battery capacity (15%)
  • Fast charging battery


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A8 Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date August 2015 March 2016
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1) TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0)
Dimensions
Size 158.0 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in
150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 in
Weight 151 g
5.33 oz
157 g
5.54 oz
Screen
Size 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,440 x 2,560 pixels
PPI 386 534
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.9 Standard 12 MP f/1.7 Wide
Front 5 MP f/1.9 Wide 5 MP f/1.7 Wide
Storage
Memory 2 GB 4 GB
Fixed 32 GB 32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Octa-core processor
28 nm
Samsung Exynos 8890
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 1.30 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 2.30 GHz Mongoose
4x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 405 Mali-T880 MP12
Battery
Capacity 3,050 mAh 3,600 mAh
Features - Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A8 Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Samsung Galaxy A8

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

5.7"
151 g
5.33 oz

5.5"
157 g
5.54 oz