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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-04-26 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Blue, Pink and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 3.52 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than Galaxy A70, having a 79.2 score against 76.9. The Galaxy A8 (2018) construction is just a little lighter than the Galaxy A70, but it's just a bit thicker and was released only 16 months before. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A70, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater screen pixels density.
Galaxy A70 has a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has more internal storage and an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A70 has a processor that's just as good as the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) one, and although the Galaxy A70 has 2 GB more RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A70. Both of them have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the same video frame rates and a same size aperture. The Samsung Galaxy A70 features a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 50 percent greater battery size.
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