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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2020-11-19 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.06 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Clearly white and Just black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 416 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3885mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.84 |
| 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
Google Pixel 4a 5G has a score of 87.5, which is much better than Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 global score. The Google Pixel 4a 5G is a extremely newer phone, and it is also a little bit thinner and a bit lighter than the Galaxy A8 (2018). Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit better looking display than Google Pixel 4a 5G, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 4a 5G, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 256 GB. The Google Pixel 4a 5G features a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 4a 5G also has 2 GB more RAM.
Google Pixel 4a 5G counts with better battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3885mAh of battery capacity. The Google Pixel 4a 5G counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera in the back with a much worse 12.2 mega pixels resolution, and they both have a F1.7 diafragm aperture, the Google Pixel 4a 5G also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
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