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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2013-09-25 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 330 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note3, getting a general score of 79.2 against 77.7. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a just a bit heavier phone than Samsung Galaxy Note3, but both have the same thickness. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features just a bit better looking display than Galaxy Note3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a quite better pixels number per display inch.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a little better processing power than Galaxy Note3, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more processing cores. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note3, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy Note3 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 7% more battery size. The Galaxy Note3 counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a worse 13 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a much tinier aperture which is not good for low light captures and video, it also counts with a much better video definition.
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