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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-04 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue marble and Gray onyx | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | 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 |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 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 620 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4115mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than OnePlus Nord's 74.2 overall score. Even though the Galaxy A8 (2018) is incredibly older and a little thicker than the OnePlus Nord, it's body is still a little bit lighter. Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a bit better looking screen than OnePlus Nord, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little bit lower 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution, it also counts with a bit higher count of pixels in each screen inch.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than OnePlus Nord, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. OnePlus Nord features a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the OnePlus Nord also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
OnePlus Nord has a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4115mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. OnePlus Nord has a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a way better 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
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