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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS | -- |
| -- | 2018-01-06 |
| -- | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 6.07 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass and Titanium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.6 inches |
| -- | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 441 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| A18 Pro (3 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone 16 Pro, getting a 79.2 score against 74.7. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a way better hardware performance than iPhone 16 Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores. The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a much sharper screen than iPhone 16 Pro, although it has a little bit smaller display.
Apple iPhone 16 Pro features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity. The iPhone 16 Pro counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a lot better resolution camera in the back and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a really longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 16 Pro.
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