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| Global Score | |
| 89 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2020-10-15 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Just black and Sorta sage | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 548.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 430 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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 4080mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6 | 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 5 has a general score of 89, which is much better than Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 score. The Google Pixel 5 design is notably newer, just a little thinner and somewhat lighter than the Galaxy A8 (2018). The Google Pixel 5 features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Google Pixel 5 also has more RAM memory.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little more vivid display than Google Pixel 5, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Google Pixel 5 has a much better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera with a much lower resolution, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Google Pixel 5 also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 5, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 256 GB. Google Pixel 5 has a very superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4080mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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