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| Global Score | |
| 74 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-08-18 | 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 and Blue. White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 |
| 7.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano 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 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A03s, with a score of 79.2 against 74. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is an much older phone than the Samsung Galaxy A03s, but it is a little thinner and somewhat lighter anyway. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A03s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2220 and much more pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy A03s features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy A03s, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a way bigger aperture to capture better photography in low-light environments and a back camera with more MP.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A03s, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that allows up to 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy A03s has a superior battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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