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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-01-06 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is a little bit better than the Galaxy C5, having a 79.2 score against 76.4. Galaxy A8 (2018) is a newer phone than Galaxy C5, but it is noticeably thicker and somewhat heavier. The Galaxy A8 (2018) features just a bit better performance than Galaxy C5. Both have the same RAM memory amount and 8 processing cores.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit better display than Galaxy C5, because it has a just a little greater count of pixels per inch of screen, a little bit bigger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little bit more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy C5, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy C5, because it has a 15% more battery size. The Galaxy A8 (2018) takes a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy C5, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 video definition and a same resolution back-facing camera, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a bigger aperture to take better low-light images and video.
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