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Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)

  • Main

  • Model

  • Price

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • Chipset

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

  • battery

  • General

  • Talk time

  • Playing Music

  • body

  • Dimensions

  • Weight

  • SIM card

  • Build

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • WLAN

  • Bluetooth

  • GPS

  • NFC

  • Radio

  • USB

  • features

  • Sensors

  • Messaging

  • Browser

  • Java

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • 4G bands

  • Speed

  • GPRS

  • EDGE

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2015, July

  • Status

    Available. Released 2015, August

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)

  • Chipset

    Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615

  • CPU

    Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53)

  • GPU

    Adreno 405

  • camera

  • Rear

    16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm, autofocus, LED flash

  • Front

    5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, 1080p

  • Video

    1080p@30fps

  • Features

    Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR

  • display

  • Size

    5.7 inches

  • Resolution

    1080 x 1920 pixels (~386 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Corning Gorilla Glass 4

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery

  • Talk time

    About 17 h

  • Playing Music

    About 51 h

  • body

  • Dimensions

    158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)

  • Weight

    151 g (5.33 oz, 0.33 lb)

  • SIM card

    Nano-SIM

  • Build

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    32 GB, 2 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)

  • NFC

    Yes

  • Radio

    FM radio, RDS, recording

  • USB

    microUSB v2.0

  • features

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass

  • Messaging

    SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2016, March

  • Status

    Available. Released 2016, May

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

  • Chipset

    Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652

  • CPU

    Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)

  • GPU

    Adreno 510

  • camera

  • Rear

    16 MP, f/1.9, autofocus, OIS, LED flash

  • Front

    8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p

  • Video

    1080p@30fps

  • Features

    1/2.8" sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR

  • display

  • Size

    6.0 inches

  • Resolution

    1080 x 1920 pixels (~367 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Corning Gorilla Glass 4

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh battery

  • Talk time

    About 33 h

  • Playing Music

    About 109 h

  • body

  • Dimensions

    161.7 x 80.9 x 7.9 mm (6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 in)

  • Weight

    210 g (7.41 oz, 0.46 lb)

  • SIM card

    Single SIM

  • Build

    Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    White, Black, Gold

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    32 GB, 4 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)

  • NFC

    Yes

  • Radio

    FM radio, RDS, recording

  • USB

    microUSB v2.0

  • features

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

  • Messaging

    SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

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

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -A910F/DS (Brazil)

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) -A910F/DS (Brazil)

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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