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| Global Score | |
| 76 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-02 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Arctic Sky, Astral Black and Winter Mist | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 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 660 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 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) has a general score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than OnePlus 9's global score of 76. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s body is a bit thinner and somewhat lighter than OnePlus 9, although it was released many years before. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little more vivid display than OnePlus 9, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, it also counts with a quite better count of pixels in each inch in the display.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit more memory capacity to store more games and applications than OnePlus 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 256 GB. The OnePlus 9 has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the OnePlus 9 also has a larger amount of RAM.
OnePlus 9 counts with a really longer battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 50% bigger battery capacity. OnePlus 9 features a lot better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much higher 7680x4320 video definition and a way more MP back-facing camera.
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