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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2018-01-06 | 2017-09-19 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full 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 | 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 | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.64 |
| 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 Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than Xperia XZ1, getting a score of 79.2 against 78.3. Even being the best in our current comparison, the Galaxy A8 (2018) is a just a little bit heavier and thicker phone than the Xperia XZ1. The Sony Xperia XZ1 has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). Both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM memory amount.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly better looking screen than Xperia XZ1, because it has a little bit bigger display, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a bit more pixels per inch of display. The Xperia XZ1 features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Xperia XZ1 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Xperia XZ1 features a better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a better 19 mega-pixels resolution camera and a lot higher video quality. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little better battery performance than Sony Xperia XZ1, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
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