Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-07-14 | 2019-03-08 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 inches | 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green and Prism white |
| Metal; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 285.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 551 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 304 hours standby time | -- |
| 5.04 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S10 has a general score of 88.3, which is much better than the Galaxy A8's 67.9 overall score. Both phones we compare here have Android operating system, but Galaxy S10 has newer 11 version while Galaxy A8 has Android 5.1, counting with some nice extra features and a performance increase. Even though the Galaxy S10 is newer than the Galaxy A8, it's just a bit heavier and incredibly thicker.
Galaxy S10 counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A8, because it has a bit larger display, a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 3040 pixels. The Galaxy S10 counts with a much powerful processing unit than Galaxy A8, because it has 6 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy S10 features a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A8, because it has a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB and more internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy S10 counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8, because although it has a back-facing camera with a lot worse resolution, it also counts with a way bigger aperture and a lot better (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy S10 has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A8, because it has an 11% bigger battery size.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Galaxy S10 is also a bit cheaper.
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