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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-10-20 | 2021-05-13 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 446 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is slightly better than Asus ZenFone 8, getting an 84.2 score against 83. Even though Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is way older than Asus ZenFone 8, it's design is somewhat thinner and just a bit lighter. Asus ZenFone 8 counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher screen density and a slightly higher 1080 x 2400px resolution.
Asus ZenFone 8 has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018). They have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Asus ZenFone 8, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Asus ZenFone 8 has longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh. Asus ZenFone 8 features a way better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a much better resolution, a much larger sensor which provides a much better photo and video quality and a lot better video definition.
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