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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-09-15 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has an overall score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than the Fairphone 5's 75.5 global score. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s body is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than Fairphone 5, despite of the fact that it was released 6 years before. The Fairphone 5 features a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Fairphone 5 also has more RAM.
Fairphone 5 counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a bit higher resolution of 1224 x 2700, a little bit better screen density and a bigger screen. The Fairphone 5 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
The Fairphone 5 has a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Fairphone 5 features a way better battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
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