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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than the Google Pixel 3a XL's overall score of 78.9. Even being the best we are comparing, Galaxy A8 (2018) is an older, a little heavier and a little bit thicker cellphone than the Google Pixel 3a XL. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit better screen than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a little higher display density.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Google Pixel 3a XL. Both have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. Google Pixel 3a XL counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low-light photography and a lot lower 12.2 megapixels resolution camera, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Google Pixel 3a XL, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Google Pixel 3a XL features better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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