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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a general score of 79.2, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s body is newer and a little lighter, but also a little thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2220 resolution and a bit higher pixel amount in each inch of display. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a camera that's very similar to Galaxy A7 (2017)'s camera, and although the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bigger aperture for better photography in poorly lited environments, they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, a back-facing camera with a 16 mega pixels resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has 64 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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