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| Global Score | |
| 94.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13, 12, 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-06 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white | 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 |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 566 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 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 650 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.78 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy S20 has an overall score of 94.8, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 overall score. Samsung Galaxy S20's construction is incredibly newer, just a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). The Samsung Galaxy S20 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a bit larger display, a better resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels and a better pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy S20 features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy S20 also has a higher amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy S20 takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for capturing photos and/or video in poorly lited environments and a much less MP camera, it also counts with a lot better video resolution.
Galaxy S20 features a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 64 GB more internal memory and an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Galaxy S20 features better battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 33% larger battery size.
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