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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2018-01-06 | 2017-04-05 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.68 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Blue and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Metal |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| 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 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| 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 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.88 |
| 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) has a global score of 79.2, which is a bit better than the Sony Xperia XZs's 77.2 overall score. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s construction is newer than Sony Xperia XZs's, but it is just a bit heavier and just a little thicker. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit better performance than Xperia XZs, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has more cpu cores.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xperia XZs, because it has a little bit larger display, a quite higher pixels quantity in each inch in the screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia XZs, and although they both have a SD card slot that allows up to 256 GB, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has 32 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little better battery duration than Sony Xperia XZs, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity. Xperia XZs captures much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low light images and videos, it also counts with a way better video definition and a back facing camera with more mega-pixels.
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