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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)


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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

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.

Released in October 2016. Features 5.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 386 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa with up to 3 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 3,300 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much lighter (16%)
  • Much better quality screen (28%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • More memory
  • May have more storage
  • More processing power (8%)
  • Better battery capacity (8%)
  • Fast charging battery
  • Thinner (7%)
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date March 2016 October 2016
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0) TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0)
Dimensions
Size 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 in
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in
Weight 157 g
5.54 oz
182 g
6.42 oz
Screen
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1,440 x 2,560 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 534 386
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 12 MP f/1.7 Wide 16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 5 MP f/1.7 Wide 8 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 4 GB 3 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
32 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 8890
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 2.30 GHz Mongoose
4x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 2.10 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T880 MP12 Mali-T760 MP8
Battery
Capacity 3,600 mAh 3,300 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 S7 Edge Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

5.5"
157 g
5.54 oz

5.7"
182 g
6.42 oz