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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| -- | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 6.07 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 | |
| Google Tensor G2 (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-G710 MP7 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 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 | |
| -- | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | 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 a global score of 79.2, which is a bit better than Google Pixel 7a's 72.1 score. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a slightly better looking display than Google Pixel 7a, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 and a little smaller display, it also counts with a little higher display density.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a much better hardware performance than Google Pixel 7a, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 7a, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit better camera than Google Pixel 7a, although it has a much lower resolution back facing camera. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a much better battery life than Google Pixel 7a.
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