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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2022-06-29 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.65 x 3.15 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 8.29 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 9.35 |
| 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 | 4050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has an overall score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro's score of 77.6. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s construction is way lighter and somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro, despite of the fact that it was released 5 years before.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has an extremely better CPU than Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro, although it has less RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a sharper display than Galaxy XCover 6 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220, it also counts with a little higher number of pixels in each inch of display.
Galaxy XCover 6 Pro has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a lot more MP camera. Galaxy XCover 6 Pro has a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 64 GB more internal memory and an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro features a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4050mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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