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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-10-05 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.43 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Blue, Green and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 441 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53 (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A20s's general score of 77. The Galaxy A8 (2018) construction is a bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy A20s, but it is just a bit thicker and was released about 21 months before. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A20s, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater pixel number per inch in the screen and a lot better 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution.
The Galaxy A20s has just a bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy A20s also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A20s. They have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A20s has greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy A8 (2018) takes clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A20s, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a back-facing camera with more MP and a larger aperture.
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