Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2015 April 2016 September 2016
Status Available - April 2015 Available - April 2016 Coming Soon - October 2016
Price Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,490 ($477.79) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,240 ($588.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Pink Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
161.7 x 80.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 in)
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
(6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7420 Octa
GPU Mali-T760 Adreno 510 Mali-T760MP8
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64/128 GB 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 6.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (577 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.66% 75.93% 74.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS 16 MP 16 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Auto focus, OIS, f/1.9, 1/2.8" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2550 mAh 5000 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -