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Samsung Galaxy A8 Samsung Galaxy S10
Launch
Release Date
Aug, 2015 Mar, 2019
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) up to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 (Pie)
UI
NA One UI
Dimensions
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in) 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm (5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
Weight
151 g 157 g
Body
Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Color Options
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink, Cardinal Red, Smoke Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
5.7 inches
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6.1 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~550 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
NA HDR10, Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion ,3050 mAh
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(Li-ion Non removable), 3400 mAh
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Charging
NA Fast battery charging 15W
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA/LATAM
Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
GPU
Adreno 405 Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM
Adreno 640 - USA/China
Memory & Storage
Ram
2GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
32GB Built-in 128/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Cameras
Rear/Back
16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF Triple 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps

2x optical zoom, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama, Video (2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.) Show more

Front
5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide) Video 1080p@30fps Dual 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1.12µm, depth sensor
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO NO
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v5.0 with A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO
USB
microUSB 2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass ANT+ Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Extra
NA Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Document viewer, Photo/video editor
Pricing
Price
US$ 285 USD $1,180
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
2 Point(s) 11 Point(s)
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