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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2020-05-15 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 11.33 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| 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 Galaxy A41 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), having an 81.7 score against 79.2. The Galaxy A41 construction is way newer, just a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit sharper display than Galaxy A41, because although it has a little smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220, it also counts with a just a little better pixel amount per inch of screen.
The Galaxy A41 counts with a bit bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A41 also has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A41. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Samsung Galaxy A41 takes greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light photography, it also counts with a camera with a much higher resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality. The Samsung Galaxy A41 counts with a little longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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