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| Global Score | |
| 87.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2020-11-19 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.06 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Clearly white and Just black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 416 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 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 620 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3885mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.84 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 4a 5G is better than Galaxy A8 (2018), with an 87.5 score against 79.2. The Google Pixel 4a 5G design is much newer, a little thinner and a bit lighter than the Galaxy A8 (2018). The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit more vivid display than Google Pixel 4a 5G, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2220 resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better pixel density.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 4a 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Google Pixel 4a 5G counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 4a 5G also has more RAM memory.
Google Pixel 4a 5G shoots much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera in the back with way less megapixels, and they both have a same size aperture, the Google Pixel 4a 5G also counts with a much higher (4K) video resolution. The Google Pixel 4a 5G has greater battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 30% greater battery size.
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