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Samsung Galaxy A8


Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)


Samsung Galaxy A8
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

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 December 2015. Features 5.5 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 401 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa with up to 3 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 3,300 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Lighter (14%)
  • Much thinner (24%)
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • More storage
  • Slightly better quality screen (4%)
  • More memory
  • Better battery capacity (8%)
  • Fast charging battery


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A8 Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date August 2015 December 2015
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1) TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1)
Dimensions
Size 158.0 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in
Weight 151 g
5.33 oz
172 g
6.07 oz
Screen
Size 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 386 401
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.9 Standard 13 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 5 MP f/1.9 Wide 5 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 2 GB 3 GB
Fixed 32 GB 16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Octa-core processor
28 nm
Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa
Octa-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 1.30 GHz Cortex-A53
8x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 405 Mali-T720 MP2
Battery
Capacity 3,050 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 True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A8 Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A8

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

5.7"
151 g
5.33 oz

5.5"
172 g
6.07 oz