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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

Sony Xperia L1
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
Sony Xperia L1

Released in October 2016. Features 5.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 386 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa with up to 3 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 3,300 mAh battery.

Released in June 2017. Features 5.5 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 267 ppi.

Quad-core processor MediaTek MT6737 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,620 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Much thinner (21%)
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • Much better quality screen (31%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • Much more processing power (49%)
  • Much better battery capacity (21%)

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Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Sony Xperia L1
Specifications
Brand Samsung Sony
Model - -
Release Date October 2016 June 2017
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0) Android 7.0
Dimensions
Size 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in		 151.0 x 74.0 x 8.7 mm
5.94 x 2.91 x 0.34 in
Weight 182 g
6.42 oz		 180 g
6.35 oz
Screen
Size 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 720 x 1,280 pixels
PPI 386 267
Features OLED -
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.9 Wide 13 MP f/2.2
Front 8 MP f/1.9 Wide 5 MP f/2.2 Wide
Storage
Memory 3 GB 2 GB
Fixed 32 GB 16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa
Octa-core processor
14 nm		 MediaTek MT6737
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 2.10 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53		 4x 1.45 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T760 MP8 Mali-T720 MP2
Battery
Capacity 3,300 mAh 2,620 mAh
Features - -
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True False
USB Type-C False True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Sony Xperia L1

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

Sony Xperia L1

5.7"
182 g
6.42 oz

5.5"
180 g
6.35 oz