Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs vivo V5 Plus

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

vivo V5 Plus

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 18(800); LTE-TDD 2300, 2500, 2600 MHz

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 40(2300)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

-

LTE
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat11, 600 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass, aluminum frame

-
SIM

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

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

149.2 mm

152.6 mm
Width

70.6 mm

74 mm
Thickness

8.4 mm

7.3 mm
Weight

172 g

158.6 g
Payment

Samsung Pay

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Waterproof

IP68 certified, 1.5 m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Black, blue, gold, orchid grey

Gold, Gray

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.6 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2220 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

441 ppi

401 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Always on display

Yes

-

Main camera
Camera type

Photo / Video

-
Main camera

16 MP, f/1.7

16 MP, f/2.0
Primary camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

-
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

-

No
Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity