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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-10 | 2018-01-06 |
| 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.82 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Glacier | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 540.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.1 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2700 x 1800 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 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 640 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 11.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3577mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo, getting a 79.2 score against 78.8. Galaxy A8 (2018) is a noticeably older and thicker device than the Microsoft Surface Duo, but Samsung could make it way lighter anyway. Microsoft Surface Duo features a little faster processor than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has more RAM memory.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little sharper display than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a much smaller display and a way lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, it also counts with a little greater display density. The Galaxy A8 (2018) takes slightly better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also counts with a camera with lot more mega pixels and a bigger camera aperture to take better images and video in low light situations.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with slightly more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Microsoft Surface Duo counts with better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 3577mAh battery capacity.
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