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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)


Samsung Galaxy S6


Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy S6

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.

Released in April 2015. Features 5.1 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels and 577 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa with up to 3 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 2,550 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Larger screen (11%)
  • Much better battery capacity (23%)
  • Much lighter (32%)
  • Thinner (6%)
  • Much better quality screen (33%)
  • May have more storage
  • Fast charging battery


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Samsung Galaxy S6
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date October 2016 April 2015
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0) TouchWiz UI (Android 5.0)
Dimensions
Size 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in
143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in
Weight 182 g
6.42 oz
138 g
4.87 oz
Screen
Size 5.7 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,440 x 2,560 pixels
PPI 386 577
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.9 Wide 16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 8 MP f/1.9 Wide 5 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 3 GB 3 GB
Fixed 32 GB 32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
Removable microSDXC -
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 2.10 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 2.10 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T760 MP8 Mali-T760 MP8
Battery
Capacity 3,300 mAh 2,550 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 (2016) Samsung Galaxy S6

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy S6

5.7"
182 g
6.42 oz

5.1"
138 g
4.87 oz