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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2020-09-10 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Glacier |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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) is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo, getting a global score of 79.2 against 78.8. Even though Galaxy A8 (2018) is a lot older and way thicker than the Microsoft Surface Duo, it's construction is still a lot lighter. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a way smaller display and a lot lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels amount per display inch.
Microsoft Surface Duo features just a bit better performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has more RAM. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly better camera than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also counts with a larger camera aperture and a camera with a lot higher resolution.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features just a bit more storage capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 256 GB. The Microsoft Surface Duo counts with greater battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3577mAh of battery capacity.
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