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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-09-02 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.48 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Peach and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 399 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SM6375 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.2 inches (1/5") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | 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
Galaxy A8 (2018) is better than the Galaxy A23 5G, getting a general score of 79.2 against 71.9. The Galaxy A8 (2018) body has the same thickness than Galaxy A23 5G, but it's lighter. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a much powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A23 5G. Both of them have 8 cores and a 4 GB RAM.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a brighter display than Galaxy A23 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220, it also counts with a little bit greater screen density. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A23 5G, because although it has a back facing camera with a way worse 16 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A23 5G, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 256 GB. Galaxy A23 5G counts with a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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