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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-07-28 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 446 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 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 |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 14.40mm focal length | -- |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than the Asus Zenfone 9, with a 79.2 score against 72.6. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s body is just a little thinner than Asus Zenfone 9, although it's just a little heavier and was released 5 years before. Galaxy A8 (2018) features a very superior processing unit than Asus Zenfone 9, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit more vivid screen than Asus Zenfone 9, although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px, a little smaller display and a quite worse pixels count per display inch. The Asus Zenfone 9 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for shooting images in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a much more mega pixels back-facing camera and a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Asus Zenfone 9, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Asus Zenfone 9 has a much better battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4300mAh battery capacity.
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