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| Global Score | |
| 97.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-27 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 9.74 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Cosmos black and Space silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1980.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.3 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2152 x 1536 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 362 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Fold is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), having a overall score of 97.6 against 79.2. The Galaxy Fold body is newer and somewhat thinner, but also a lot heavier than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). Samsung Galaxy Fold features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy Fold also has more RAM.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Fold, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the display. The Galaxy Fold shoots better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a much worse resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better low light images and video and a much better 3840x2160 video definition.
Samsung Galaxy Fold features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy Fold features a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 46 percent bigger battery size.
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