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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 94.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2020-09-18 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 5.05 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 9.95 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Mystic black and Mystic bronze |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 1930.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.45 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Z Fold 2 is better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), with a 94.6 score against 79.2. Even though Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is notably heavier than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), it's somewhat thinner and notably newer. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Z Fold 2, because although it has a lot worse 1080 x 2220 resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel count in each screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 has a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 also has 8 GB more RAM. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 counts with a very superior storage to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Galaxy Z Fold 2 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for shooting pictures and videos in low light environments and a camera in the back with much less megapixels, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video quality.
The Galaxy Z Fold 2 features a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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