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| Global Score | |
| 76.9 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-26 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 3.52 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a little bit better than the Galaxy A70, having a global score of 79.2 against 76.9. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s construction is just a little bit lighter than the Galaxy A70, although it's just a little thicker and was released a bit more more than a year before. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy A70, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2220 resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy A70 and the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) both feature similar CPUs, and although the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A70. Both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a F1.7 camera aperture and the same video definition.
Galaxy A70 features a much better storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A70 counts with a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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