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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2022-07-21 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass, Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Tensor (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.12 |
| 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a global score of 79.2, which is a bit better than Google Pixel 6a's 76.4 overall score. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is an a lot older phone than the Google Pixel 6a, but Samsung made it a bit thinner and a bit lighter anyway. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features an extremely better processor than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with 2 more cpu cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little sharper screen than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a bit greater pixel count in each display inch. Google Pixel 6a shoots clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera with much less megapixels resolution, and they both have a F1.7 diafragm aperture, the Google Pixel 6a also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a bit more memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Google Pixel 6a has a superior battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 47% bigger battery capacity.
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