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| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-07-14 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black,Deep blue and Red |
| Metal; metal | Plastic |
| $ 285.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7884 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 304 hours standby time | -- |
| 5.04 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A20 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8, having a 74.7 score against 67.9. Galaxy A20's body is much newer, but way thicker and heavier than Samsung Galaxy A8. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the Galaxy A20 has a more recent 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A8 has Android 5.1 version, counting with a couple nice extra features.
Galaxy A8 has a way better display than Samsung Galaxy A20, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixel density and a better resolution of 1920 x 1080px. Galaxy A20 counts with a better processor than Galaxy A8, because it has 7 more cpu cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A20 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A20 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A20 has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8, although it has a worse 1920x1080 video resolution and a camera with a lower 13 mega pixels resolution, they both have a same size aperture.
Samsung Galaxy A20 features improved battery life than Galaxy A8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy A20 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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