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| Global Score | |
| 93.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-16 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 342.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 502 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), with a score of 93.6 against 79.2. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G body is newer and a little bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s, but it is also heavier. The Galaxy S10 5G counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 3040 pixels, a little bit more pixels per inch of screen and a larger display.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has a very superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy S10 5G counts with a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy S10 5G also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy S10 5G has a much better battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 50% larger battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a much less megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video definition and a larger aperture for better low light captures and video.
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