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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2016-01-01 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), having a 79.2 score against 74.9. Galaxy A8 (2018) is a noticeably newer and somewhat lighter cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), but it is thicker. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit better performance than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has 1 GB more RAM.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2220 resolution and a little higher quantity of pixels in each inch of screen. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lower 13 MP resolution back-facing camera and a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 64 GB internal memory and an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Galaxy A9 (2016) counts with better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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