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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| 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 801 MSM8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 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 + 2.00 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| 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, EDR |
| 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 just a bit better than Galaxy S5 Sport, getting a 79.2 score against 77.8. Although Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit heavier than Galaxy S5 Sport, it's just a little thinner and a lot newer. Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU.
Galaxy S5 Sport features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a little smaller display, a bit lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a little less pixels per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 48 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity instead of 2800mAh. The Galaxy S5 Sport features a bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lot tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photos and video, and they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the Galaxy S5 Sport also counts with a way higher (4K) video quality.
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