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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| 2017-02-15 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.07 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.06 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom, with a score of 79.2 against 76.2. The Galaxy A8 (2018) body is newer, but a bit heavier and a little bit thicker than the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom. The Galaxy A8 (2018) features just a bit better hardware performance than Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom. Both of them have 8 cpu cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a bit smaller screen, a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a just a bit less pixels per inch of screen. The Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera with a lot worse 12 mega-pixels resolution, and they both have a F1.7 diafragm aperture, the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video definition.
The Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom features a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal storage. The Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom features a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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