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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-10-05 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.43 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Red | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Cortex-A53 (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has an overall score of 79.2, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A20s's 77 general score. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) design is a bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A20s, but it's a little bit thicker and was released around a year before. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A20s. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a brighter display than Galaxy A20s, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2220 and a much higher display density. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A20s, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a back facing camera with more megapixels and a bigger aperture.
The Galaxy A20s has a slightly bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A20s also has an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB. Galaxy A20s features better battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 33 percent greater battery capacity.
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