Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2020-03-06 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 566 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S20 has an overall score of 94.8, which is a lot better than Galaxy A8 (2016)'s global score of 72.8. These phones include Android OS, but Galaxy S20 has older 13 version and Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Even though Galaxy S20 is just a bit thicker than the Galaxy A8 (2016), it's a little bit lighter and extremely newer.
Galaxy S20 has a more vivid display than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a greater number of pixels per inch in the screen, a quite bigger screen and a lot better 1440 x 3200 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy S20 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy S20 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy S20 features superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3300mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 has a better camera than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a lot less megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much higher 7680x4320 video definition and a bigger camera aperture for better captures and video in poorly lited situations.
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