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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-04-07 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.48 x 3.03 x 0.29 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.45 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than Galaxy M53 5G, having a general score of 79.2 against 76.7. Although Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is older and somewhat thicker than the Galaxy M53 5G, it's construction is still a little lighter. Galaxy A8 (2018) features a brighter screen than Galaxy M53 5G, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little higher pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a much better hardware performance than Galaxy M53 5G, although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy M53 5G counts with a superior camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for shooting images or videos in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a lot more megapixels back facing camera.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a slightly bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M53 5G, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 256 GB. Galaxy M53 5G counts with a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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