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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-04-22 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.29 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| 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 |
| 7.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1280 (5 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 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 Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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 global score of 79.2, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A33 5G's general score of 77.8. Despite of the fact Galaxy A8 (2018) is noticeably older and just a bit thicker than the Galaxy A33 5G, it's body is still a little bit lighter. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A33 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per display inch.
The Galaxy A33 5G features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 1 TB and more internal memory. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a much greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A33 5G, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Galaxy A33 5G features a much better battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Galaxy A33 5G takes a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a lot higher resolution back facing camera.
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