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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-05-01 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2246 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a bit better than Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), with a general score of 79.2 against 74.5. Even though Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is better than the Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), we must highlight that it's also a just a little thicker and a little bit heavier cellphone. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit faster processing unit than Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little bit lower quantity of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a little larger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2246 pixels. Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 1,95 TB.
The Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) has just a bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity. Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) takes slightly better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lot lower 12 mega pixels resolution camera and a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a way better (4K) video definition.
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