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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-05-25 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has an overall score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than Asus ZenFone 6 (2019)'s score of 77.8. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) design is just a little bit thinner and just a bit lighter than the Asus ZenFone 6 (2019), even though it was released just 17 months before.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with just a bit better looking display than Asus ZenFone 6 (2019), because although it has a quite smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220px, it also counts with a quite better count of pixels per inch of display. The Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) also has a SD memory slot that admits up to 1,95 TB.
Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) also has more RAM. Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) features a lot better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low-light captures, it also counts with a way better video quality and a way higher resolution back facing camera.
The Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) counts with a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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