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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2020-05-05 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.18 x 2.72 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.33 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than the Sony Xperia 10 II, having a 79.2 score against 78.5. Despite being the best cellphone we compare here, we must note that it's also much older, somewhat heavier and a bit thicker. Xperia 10 II has a display that's very similar to Galaxy A8 (2018)'s screen, although the Xperia 10 II also has a quite better pixels count in each inch in the screen, a little bit higher 1080 x 2520px resolution and a quite bigger screen.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit more powerful processing unit than Xperia 10 II. They have 8 processing cores and the same RAM amount. The Sony Xperia 10 II has a very superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
Xperia 10 II has longer battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Sony Xperia 10 II takes slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting pictures or video in poorly lited environments and a much less mega pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality.
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