Lava Spark 244 vs Samsung Galaxy A8

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Comparing the Lava Spark 244 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 across display, camera and battery to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Samsung Galaxy A8 offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Lava Spark 244 offers 2.4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A8 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A8 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Lava Spark 244's TFT, making Samsung Galaxy A8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Lava Spark 244 offers 0.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A8 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A8 offers a higher battery capacity with 3050 mAh, while Lava Spark 244 offers 1000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A8 better for longer battery life.

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Lava Spark 244
₹11,546
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy A8
₹33,388
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

05 Mar, 2015
03 Aug, 2015
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
N/A
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
N/A
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
TFT
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
240x320 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
0.3 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

N/A
1000 mAh
3050 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

N/A
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

N/A
4.2/5
(1,412 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

N/A
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

N/A
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

N/A
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
32 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Mali-T628 MP6
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

N/A
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

TFT
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

167 ppi
386 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

29.83 %
73.64 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Display Colour

65K
N/A
N/A

Design

Height

118.5 mm
158 mm
162.7 mm

Width

50.5 mm
76.8 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

10.3 mm
5.9 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

N/A
151 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Excellent

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.931 mm focal length ISO-CELL
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

640 x 480 Pixels
5312 x 2988 Pixels
N/A

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

N/A
5 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

1000 mAh
3050 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 17 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

N/A
32 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 8 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.100 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

N/A
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes
Yes v4.1
Yes v5.4

GPS

N/A
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: 3GP AVI MPEG4
N/A
N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration
N/A
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: AAC AMR MP3 WAV
N/A
N/A

Special Features

Torch Light
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

N/A
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

Yes
N/A
N/A

Browser

Yes WAP
N/A
N/A

Phone Book

Yes Limited
N/A
N/A

Other Facilities

Calculator Stopwatch World clock Calendar Alarm
N/A
N/A

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