Samsung Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) vs Samsung Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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5"
AMOLED
AMOLED
720x1280
13
MP
MP
5mp
2GB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
2300
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
vs
5.8"
AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x2960
12.2
MP
MP
8mp
4GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
3000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V)
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4 Advantages 
30 Advantages | 24 Common items in both devices |
| Aluminum body, glass front, plastic back / Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| Super AMOLED |
| 16 million |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus / PDAF on back camera and autofocus front camera |
| 4G LTE-A |
| +17 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V) | |
| Model | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V) |
| Other model names | Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 A500M/Dual-Sim, Galaxy A5 Duos | Verizon Galaxy S8 G950V (Snapdragon), Samsung Dream |
| Country or region available |  Brazil |  USA |
| Brand | Samsung | Samsung |
| Release date | 11/1/2014 | 4/21/2017, Announced: 3/29/2017 |
| Depth | 6.7 millimeters (0.26 inches) | 8 millimeters (0.31 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 69.7 x 139.3 millimeters (2.74 x 5.48 in) | 68.1 x 148.9 millimeters (2.68 x 5.86 in) |
| Weight | 123 grams (4.31 ounces) | 155 grams (5.43 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum body, glass front, plastic back | Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | IP68 certified: water-resistant up to 1.5 meters for 30min and dust-resistant |
📲 Display | ||
| Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V) | |
| Display type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 5" inches | 5.8" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~71% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~84.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 720x1280 pixels | 1440x2960 pixels (18.5:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 294 PPI | 568 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | HDR10 |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V) | |
| System version | Android 4.4.4 KitKat | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| Firmware update | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V) | |
| Chipset | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 (28nm) | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (MSM8998) (10nm) |
| CPU | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.35GHz Kryo 280 (Quad-core) 4x 1.9GHz Kryo 280 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 306 450Mhz | Qualcomm Adreno 540 (670-710MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | AnTuTu: 199022 (v7) Geekbench: 6656 (v4.4) GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V) | |
| RAM memory | 2GB | 4GB LPDDR4 |
| Internal storage | 16GB (11GB available) eMMC 4.5 | 64GB (51GB available) UFS 2.0 |
| External storage | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V) | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 150/50 Mbps | 1024/150 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 | CDMA2000 EV-DO UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat4 700/850/1700/1900/2100/2600 (Bands 1,2,4,5,7,17) | LTE Cat16 (2,3,4,5,7,8,13,18,19,20,26,28) TD-LTE (38,39,40,41) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE-A | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 13 megapixels | 12.2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 4128x3096 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.7 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.55" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.4µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | PDAF on back camera and autofocus front camera |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | HDR photo/video on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 5 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | 2K UHD (2560x1440) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.7 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 25mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/3.6" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.22µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 3.1 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | USB Type-C (reversible) |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Barometer Compass Face unlock Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Gyroscope Hall effect Heart rate Iris scanner Proximity sensor SpO2 |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 2300 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 15W (9V/1.67A) Wired fast charging Quick Charge 2 |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Qi wireless charging (Qi/PMA) |
| Talk time autonomy | 15 hours | 29 hours (1.2 days) |
| Standby | feature not registered | 326 hours (13.6 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Gray, Pink, Blue, White, Gold • Samsung TouchWiz UX • ANT+ support • WiFi hotspot • Java framework | • Colors: Black, Silver, Blue, Gold, Orchid Gray • Samsung DeX (desktop experience) • Curved edge screen • Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel • Samsung Gear VR compatible • Samsung Pay • 32bit/192kHz audio |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | Galaxy S8 (SM-G950V) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 0.46W/kg (head), 1.07W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.322W/kg (head), 0.348W/kg (body) | feature not registered |