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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-03-08 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green and Prism white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 551 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S10 is much better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), having an 88.3 score against 79.2. The Samsung Galaxy S10 is a newer device, and it's also just a little bit lighter and a bit thinner than the Galaxy A8 (2018). The Galaxy S10 features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a little bit greater display density, a higher resolution of 1440 x 3040 pixels and a little bit larger display.
The Galaxy S10 has just a little better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy S10 also has more RAM memory. Galaxy S10 counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a back facing camera with a way worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better photography and video in low-light environments and a way higher 3840x2160 video definition.
The Galaxy S10 counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has more internal memory and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy S10 features just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 13 percent bigger battery capacity.
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