Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy A14 vs Samsung Galaxy A17

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2017 February 2023 August 2025
Status Available - April 2017 Available - March 2023 Coming Soon - August 2025
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,499 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Black, Dark Red, Silver, Green Black, Gray, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
167.7 x 78 x 9.1 mm
(6.6 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm
(6.47 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual sim model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network - - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.46 W/kg (head)
1.37 W/kg (body)
0.67 W/kg (head)
0.97 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 13, One UI Core 5 Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6769 Helio G80 (12 nm) Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G68 MP2
RAM 4 GB 64GB 4GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB N/A 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 PLS LCD, 90Hz FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz, 800 Nits (HBM)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Mohs Level 5
Colors 16M colors 16M 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.6 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2408 pixels (400 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 80.17% 85.89%
Multi-Touch yes no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF, OIS
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), , 1080p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, 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, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Po, non-removable Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W wired
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 MAh 5000mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 52h (4G) -