Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy Note8

Samsung Galaxy Note8

Announced On:August, 2017

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Announced On:December, 2017

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Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy Note8	Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Price
EUR: €500	EUR: €250
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
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)	149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight
195 g (6.88 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colors
Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink	Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Models
SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD	SM-A530F, SM-A530F, SM-A530K, SM-A530L, SM-A530S, SM-A530N, SM-A530W

Type
Display
Super AMOLED, HDR10 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display	Super AMOLED Always-on display
Size
6.3 inches, 101.1 cm² (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)	5.6 inches, 79.6 cm² (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)	1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes	Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

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

Internal Memory
Memory
64GB ROM, 6GB RAM 128GB ROM, 6GB RAM 256GB ROM, 6GB RAM	32GB ROM, 4GB RAM 64GB ROM, 4GB RAM
Storage Type
UFS 2.1	eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) dual SIM model only	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Yes
EDGE
Yes	Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
USB
USB Type-C 3.1	USB Type-C 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
Primary: 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4Âµm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS Secondary: 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0Âµm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom	16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8â€, 1.12Âµm, PDAF
Camera Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Primary: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22Âµm, AF Secondary: 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) Features: HDR Video: 1440p@30fps	Primary: 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0Âµm Secondary: 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12Âµm Video: 1080p@30fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC	MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265	MP4/WMV/H.265
Radio
No	FM radio

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat)	Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat)
Upgradable
Upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)	Upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
UI
	One UI
Browser
HTML5	HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Exynos 8895 (10 nm) EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) USA & China	Exynos 7885 (14 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) EMEA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) USA & China	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-G71 MP20 EMEA Adreno 540 USA & China	Mali-G71
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes 32-bit/384kHz audio	Yes 24-bit/192kHz audio
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Performance
Benchmarks
AnTuTu: 201065 (v7) GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4) GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	GeekBench: 4418 (v4.4) GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)	18W wired
Talk Time
Up to 22 h (3G)	Up to 24 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 74 h	Up to 66 h

Features
Additional Features
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)	ANT+ Samsung Pay

SAR EU
Misc
0.17 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body)	0.24 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body)

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