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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.3 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, getting a score of 79.2 against 78.1. The Galaxy A8 (2018) design is way newer, but somewhat heavier and a bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus. Galaxy S5 Plus has a bit better processor than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser processing cores , it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features a little sharper screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, a bit smaller screen and a bit worse pixels amount per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a much smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light images and video, and they both have a camera in the back with a 16 mega-pixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a superior storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 7 percent larger battery capacity.
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