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Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
Launch
Release Date
Jan, 2018 Jan, 2021
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android v7.1.1 Nougat Android 11
UI
One UI 3.1
Dimensions
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight
172 g 227 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus support
Color Options
Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown
Display Specifications
Technology
Super Amoled Capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Size
5.6 inches
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6.8 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2220 Pixels (~441 PPI) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Galss (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
Always-on display 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
(Li-ion Non removable), 3000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion ,5000 mAh
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Charging
- Fast battery charging Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (2 x 2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 + 6 x 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
Chipset
Exynos 7885 Octa Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
GPU
Mali-G71 Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory & Storage
Ram
4GB RAM 12/16GB RAM
Storage Memory
64GB Built-in 128/256/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD Card, (supports upto 256GB) (dedicated slot) No
Cameras
Rear/Back
16 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, LED flash Quad 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Features

Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR, Vid o (1080p@30fps) Show more

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60f s, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS Show more

Front
Dual: 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual Sim, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified
Data
GPRS, Edge, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps) GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v5.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR 5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, FingerPrint, Gyro, Proximity Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Extra
Front/back glass, aluminum frame, ANT+ support, Samsung Pay, IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Photo/video editor, Document viewer FM radio (Snapdragon model only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 516 USD $1,342
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
2 Point(s) 11 Point(s)
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