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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2021-01-04 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.12 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A02s, getting a global score of 79.2 against 74.5. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is an notably older cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A02s, but Samsung was able to make it just a little thinner and lighter. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a better screen than Galaxy A02s, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1080 x 2220 resolution and a lot better number of pixels per inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy A02s features a little bit better storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A02s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A02s, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a lot bigger aperture and a camera with a higher 16 mega pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy A02s counts with a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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