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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2018-01-06 | -- |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.40 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 8.08 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black and Epi Green |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2800 x 1280 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LTPO |
| 441 pixels per inch | 453 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 1x Cortex-X4 3.3GHz, 3x Cortex-A720 3.2GHz, 2x Cortex- A720 3.0GHz, 2x Cortex-A520 2.3GHz, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 50.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than the Honor Magic 6 Pro, with a global score of 79.2 against 76.6. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s construction is a little thinner and a lot lighter than Honor Magic 6 Pro. The Honor Magic 6 Pro has a bit better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Honor Magic 6 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Honor Magic 6 Pro has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a bigger display, a higher 1280 x 2800 pixels resolution and a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display. Honor Magic 6 Pro has a lot better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a much better 3840x2160 video quality, a bigger camera aperture and a back camera with a much higher 50 MP resolution.
Honor Magic 6 Pro has much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The Honor Magic 6 Pro counts with a much better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5600mAh of battery capacity.
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