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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 98 |
| 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 | 6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Cosmic black and Cosmic grey |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1400.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 509 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| 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 (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 | 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 13.42 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has a score of 98, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)'s overall score of 72.8. Although Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G is much newer than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), it's somewhat heavier and thicker. These phones use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has an older 13 version while Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G counts with a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, a much better 1440 x 3200px resolution and a bigger display. Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G also has 9 GB more RAM. Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G takes much better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos and video, a way more mega pixels back facing camera and a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution.
The Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has a superior battery life than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a 52% larger battery size.
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