Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Duos

Samsung Galaxy A8

Samsung Galaxy A8

Announced On:July, 2015

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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Duos

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Duos

Announced On:August, 2015

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Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Duos

Samsung Galaxy A8	Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Duos

Price
EUR: €250	EUR: €450
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)	154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm (6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 in)
Weight
151 g (5.33 oz)	153 g (5.40 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold	Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl
Models
SM-A8000, SM-A800F	SM-G9287C, SM-G9287, SM-G928A, SM-G928F

Type
Display
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size
5.7 inches, 89.6 cm² (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)	5.7 inches, 89.6 cm² (~76.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes	Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 G9287
4G Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 G9287

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
32GB ROM, 2GB RAM	32GB ROM, 4GB RAM 64GB ROM, 4GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 4.5	UFS 2.0
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Yes
EDGE
Yes	Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
USB
microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF	16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Camera Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS
Selfie Camera
5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide) Video: 1080p@30fps	5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) Features: HDR Video: 1440p@30fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC	MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/WMV/H.264	MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264
Radio
FM radio, RDS, recording	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)	Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Upgradable
Upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)	Upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
UI
	TouchWiz UI
Browser
HTML5	HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)	Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Adreno 405	Mali-T760MP8
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
SIM
Nano-SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes	Yes 24-bit/192kHz audio
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Performance
Benchmarks
Basemark OS II 2.0: 1089 Basemark X: 8838

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 3050 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
	15W wired Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk Time
Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 20 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 51 h	Up to 66 h

Features
Additional Features
ANT+	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

SAR US
Misc
	1.22 W/kg (head) 1.44 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.32 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body)	0.29 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)

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