Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Vs Samsung Galaxy S8 in Pakistan

Brand	Samsung	Samsung

Versions and prices
Price	Pkr 66,000/-	Pkr 60,000/-

Release Date	January 2018 , 6 years ago	March 2017 , 7 years ago

Design & Materials

Dimension	149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
Weight	172 g	155 g
Screen-to-body Ratio	75.6%	83.6%
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Colors	Black, orchid grey, gold, blue	Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
Others	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size	5.6" Inches	5.8" Inches
Resolution	1080 x 2220 pixels - 18.5:9 ratio	1440 x 2960 pixels - 18.5:9 ratio
Protection	NA	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Density	441 ppi	570 ppi
Others	NA	3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display

Performance & Hardware

Model	Exynos 7885	Exynos 8895
Chipset	Exynos 7885 Octa	Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA
Nanometer	NA	10 nm

GPU	Mali-G71	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA

RAM	4 GB	4 GB
Type	NA	LPDDR4X

Capacity	32/64 GB	64/128 GB
Type	eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1
SD Slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

Sensors	Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Iris scanner, fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Camera

Camera	16 MP	12 MP
	16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 1.12um, PDAF	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4um, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

Camera	Dual 16 MP + 8 MP	8 MP
Features	NA	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps

Connectivity

Bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only), LTE	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Type	Single SIM or Dual SIM	Single SIM or Dual SIM

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	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE

Supports	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

USB	USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1

NFC	Yes	Yes
Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Others	GPRS, EDGE, 3G, 4G LTE	GPRS, EDGE, 3G, 4G LTE

Battery of Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and Samsung Galaxy S8

Capacity	3000	3000
Type	Li-Ion	Li-Ion
Fast charge	NA	15 W
Extra	NA	Quick Charge 2.0 Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent

Entertainment

Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
Ring Tones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Extra	FM radio with RDS recording, MP4/WMV/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player, YouTube, Games, Google Duo	MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player, MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player, Google Allo, YouTube, Games

Software of Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and Samsung Galaxy S8

Operating System	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)	Android OS, v7.0 (nougat)
Browser	HTML5	HTML5
Extra	Photo/video editor, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Document viewer	ANT+ support, Photo/video editor, Document editor, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Samsung DeX