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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-07-21 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass, Metal and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Tensor (5 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP20 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.12 | 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 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) is just a bit better than the Google Pixel 6a, with a 79.2 score against 76.4. Despite of the fact that Galaxy A8 (2018) is noticeably older than Google Pixel 6a, it's construction is a little bit thinner and just a little bit lighter. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit better screen than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220, it also counts with a bit better pixels amount per inch of screen.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with slightly more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds up to 256 GB. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a much better performance than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more processing cores.
The Google Pixel 6a captures clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a back-facing camera with much less MP resolution, and they both have a same size aperture, the Google Pixel 6a also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition. The Google Pixel 6a counts with a much better battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4410mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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