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| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-05-03 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.35 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1), having a general score of 79.2 against 73.1. Galaxy A8 (2018) is a a little bit lighter cellphone than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1), but both have the same thickness. Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) has a slightly better display than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a little bit worse pixels number in each screen inch, it also counts with a quite larger display.
Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) has a superior memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) also has a SD card slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little better processing power than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1). Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) counts with a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera in the back with lesser MP and a way smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light captures and videos, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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