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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 93.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13, 12 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2022-02-25 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Green, Phantom Black, Pink Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 3000 MHz + Quad-Core 1800 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.43 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S22 is better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), with a 93.4 score against 79.2. The Galaxy S22 body is way newer, just a little bit thinner and just a bit lighter than the Galaxy A8 (2018). Galaxy S22 counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a bit lower screen pixel density, it also counts with a little bit larger screen and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S22, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits up to 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy S22 features a little faster processor than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy S22 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Galaxy S22 has improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Galaxy S22 counts with a way better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a much more megapixels back-facing camera and a lot better video definition.
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