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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-05-29 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.50 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Angel gold, Ghost white and Phantom black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A80 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), getting a general score of 84.9 against 79.2. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A80 is newer than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), it's heavier and somewhat thicker. The Samsung Galaxy A80 has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy A80 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy A80, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better number of pixels in each display inch. Galaxy A80 captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography and video, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a back facing camera with a way better 48 MP resolution.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy A80, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy A80 has greater battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 23% larger battery capacity.
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