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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-01 | 2015-11-02 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 649.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 430 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 6P is better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), having a global score of 80.3 against 72.8. Despite of the fact Google Nexus 6P is older and a little thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), it's construction is still just a bit lighter. The Google Nexus 6P features a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have a display of the same size, the Google Nexus 6P also has a better amount of pixels per inch of display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Google Nexus 6P has a better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage. Google Nexus 6P counts with a processing unit that's just as good as the Galaxy A8 (2016) one, both have 8 processing cores and 3 GB of RAM memory.
Google Nexus 6P counts with just a bit better battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 3450mAh of battery capacity. The Google Nexus 6P has a little bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a back-facing camera with much less mega-pixels and a tinier aperture which is not nice for taking photos and videos in low-light environments, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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