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| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-07-29 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.26 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Cortex-A78, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh 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) has a score of 79.2, which is a bit better than OnePlus Nord 2 5G's 73.1 score. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s body is a bit lighter than OnePlus Nord 2 5G, but it's just a little bit thicker and was released many years before. Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little more vivid screen than OnePlus Nord 2 5G, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher screen pixel density.
The OnePlus Nord 2 5G counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the OnePlus Nord 2 5G also has more RAM. OnePlus Nord 2 5G counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for capturing images or video in low-light situations, it also counts with a much higher video quality and a lot better 50 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little bit more memory capacity to store more apps and games than OnePlus Nord 2 5G, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 256 GB. OnePlus Nord 2 5G has a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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