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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 97.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-09-27 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 9.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Cosmos black and Space silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 1980.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 7.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2152 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 362 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Fold has a general score of 97.6, which is way better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 score. Galaxy Fold is a newer and thinner cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), but it's a lot heavier. Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little bit better display than Galaxy Fold, because although it has a much smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, it also counts with a little bit greater display density.
Galaxy Fold has a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Fold counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy Fold also has 8 GB more RAM.
Galaxy Fold has a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 46% larger battery size. Samsung Galaxy Fold has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera with lot less mega pixels, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger aperture to capture better low light captures.
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