Samsung Galaxy A8 |
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G |
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Samsung Galaxy A8 |
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G |
| Samsung Galaxy A8 | Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G |
| Launch | |
|---|---|
| Release Date | |
| Aug, 2015 | Jan, 2021 |
| Status | |
| Discontinued | Available |
| Body & Operating System | |
| Operating system | |
| Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) up to 6.0 (Marshmallow) | Android 11 |
| UI | |
| NA | One UI 3.1 |
| Dimensions | |
| 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in) | 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 151 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 |
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| Color Options | |
| Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold | Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown |
| Display Specifications | |
| Technology | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Dynamic AMOLED 2X |
| Size | |
| 5.7 inches More devices with a similar display. > |
6.8 inches More devices with a similar display. > |
| Resolution | |
| Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) | 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density) |
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Features | |
| NA | 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak) Always-on display |
| Battery & Charging | |
| Capacity | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion ,3050 mAh More devices with similar battery. > |
Non-removable Li-Ion ,5000 mAh More devices with similar battery. > |
| Charging | |
| NA | Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W |
| Processing Power | |
| CPU | |
| Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 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 | |
| Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) | Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 405 | Mali-G78 MP14 - Global Adreno 660 - USA/China |
| Memory & Storage | |
| Ram | |
| 2GB RAM | 12/16GB RAM |
| Storage Memory | |
| 32GB Built-in | 128/256/512GB Built-in |
| Memory Card | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | No |
| Cameras | |
| Rear/Back | |
| 16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF | 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 | |
| LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps |
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
| Front | |
| 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide) Video 1080p@30fps | 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 | |
| Nano-SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified |
| Data | |
| GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
| 2G Bands | |
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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 & TD-SCDMA |
| 3G Bands | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 4G Bands | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),... | 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 | |
| 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | 5.2, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| USB | |
| microUSB 2.0 | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go |
| NFC | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Additional Features | |
| Sensors | |
| Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass ANT+ | 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 | |
| NA | FM radio (Snapdragon model only) |
| Pricing | |
| Price | |
| US$ 285 | USD $1,342 |
| Resale Value | |
| Very High | Very High |
| Comparison Result | |
| Score | |
| 2 Point(s) | 12 Point(s) |
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