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| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| -- | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Pink, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1900 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 A8 (2018) is just a bit better than the Galaxy S4 Value Edition, with a 79.2 score against 72.2. Despite being the best cellphone in this review, Galaxy A8 (2018) is a noticeably heavier and just a bit thicker cellphone than the Galaxy S4 Value Edition. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit faster processor than Galaxy S4 Value Edition, because it has a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a quite smaller display and a little lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, they both have the same pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S4 Value Edition, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features just a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition, because it has a 3000mAh battery size against 2600mAh. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) captures much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a back facing camera with a better 16 mega-pixels resolution.
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