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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2022-04-07 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.48 x 3.03 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| 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 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.12 |
| 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 | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 10.45 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 A8 (2018) is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M53 5G, having a general score of 79.2 against 76.7. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is incredibly older and thicker than Samsung Galaxy M53 5G, it's construction is still just a little lighter. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a brighter display than Galaxy M53 5G, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2220px resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a way better performance than Samsung Galaxy M53 5G, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M53 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy M53 5G features a superior camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a way higher 108 mega-pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy M53 5G features a superior battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 67% more battery size.
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