Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Samsung Gear S3 classic LTE

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

Samsung Gear S3 classic LTE

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 900, 1800; GSM 850, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 900, 2100; HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900 - USA
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)

LTE frequency band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850) - USA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Stainless Steel 316L
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
Height

156.6 mm

49 mm
Width

76.8 mm

46 mm
Thickness

7.2 mm

12.9 mm
Weight

182 g

57 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

-

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Champagne Gold, Midnight Black, Mint, Pearl White

Silver

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.7 inches

1.3 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

360 x 360 pixels
Pixel density

386 ppi

392 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Corning Gorilla Glass SR+
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
USB

microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth

v4.2

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

-
bluetooth LE

Yes

-
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

No
Sensors

Fingerprint, accelerometer, compass, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, gyro, heart rate