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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 15 | -- |
| -- | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 6.07 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 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 G3 (4 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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Immortalis-G715s MC10 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 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 5.3 | 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
Galaxy A8 (2018) is a bit better than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), getting a global score of 79.2 against 75.7. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a much faster CPU than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and they are faster).
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly better looking display than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), because although it has a little smaller display and a little lower 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit more storage to store more games and applications than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Google Pixel 9a (Rumored) shoots much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a camera with a lot higher resolution and a much higher video definition. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored).
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