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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-01-06 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 A8 (2018) is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, having a 79.2 score against 75.8. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is a newer phone, and it is also thinner and a little bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a higher number of cores (and also faster).
The Galaxy S7 Active counts with a better display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and more pixels per inch in the display. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a much lower 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active also counts with a way better video definition.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 32 GB more internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 256 GB. Galaxy S7 Active features superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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