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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2023-12-16 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Blue Black and Light Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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) has a general score of 79.2, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A15 5G's overall score of 77.4. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a somewhat lighter phone than Galaxy A15 5G, but both have the same thickness. The Galaxy A15 5G has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a just a bit worse pixel number per inch of display, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2340px resolution and a larger screen.
The Samsung Galaxy A15 5G counts with a very superior memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has more internal memory and a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a very superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy A15 5G. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
Galaxy A15 5G features a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 67 percent larger battery size. The Samsung Galaxy A15 5G captures better photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for taking images and video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G also counts with a back camera with a way better resolution.
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