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Samsung Galaxy A8 2016 vs vivo V5 Plus

Summary
75%
73%
Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

3 GB RAM

Snapdragon 625

4 GB RAM

Display

5.7" (14.48 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5.5" (13.97 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

20 MP + 8 MP

Dual Camera

Battery

3300 mAh

3055 mAh

Storage

64 GB

256 GB (Expandable)

64 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating

3.5/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.3/5 based on 4,580 ratings

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General
Launch Date

February 1, 2017 (Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Performance
Good
Good
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

CPU

Quad core (2.1 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 + 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-T760 MP8

Adreno 506

RAM

3 GB

4 GB

Display
Very Good
Good
Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.7 " (14.48 cm)

5.5 " (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

386 ppi

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

74.3 %

73.73 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 156.6 mm
Width: 76.8 mm
Thickness: 7.2 mm

Height: 152.5 mm
Width: 74 mm
Thickness: 7.2 mm

Weight

182 grams

158.6 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Colours

Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint

Gold

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

16 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera

16 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS image sensor, Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Good
Excellent
Camera Setup

Single

Dual

Resolution

8 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera

20 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(2.8" sensor size)8 MP Camera

Sensor

Exmor RS

Flash

No

, LED Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Average
Capacity

3300 mAh

3055 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

Quick Charging

, Fast

USB Type-C

No

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

64 GB

64 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 256 GB

No

User Available Storage

Up to 50.8 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

VoLTE

SIM 1

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)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

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)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 1.195 W/kg, Body: 0.399 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.2

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Recording option

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Front

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Applications

WPS Office, UC Browser

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