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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| 2018-01-06 | 2017-05-18 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 441 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than the HTC U11, having a score of 79.2 against 77.6. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is better than HTC U11, it must be noted that it is also just a bit heavier and a little thicker. HTC U11 counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly better storage to install applications and games than HTC U11, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The HTC U11 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). Both have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM.
HTC U11 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a back camera with lot less mega-pixels, and they both have the same aperture, the HTC U11 also counts with a lot better (4K) video definition. The Galaxy A8 (2018) and the HTC U11 count with similar batteries performance.
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