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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-03-30 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | 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 |
| 4 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 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), having a 79.2 score against 74.4. Even though the Galaxy A8 (2018) is a bit thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), it's lighter and newer. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better display pixels density and a little bit higher 1080 x 2220 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), and although they both have an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016). They have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
The Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) has a much better battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), and although they both have a 16 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a larger aperture to take better low light captures.
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