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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 A8 (2018) is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, with a general score of 79.2 against 77.8. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is a notably newer and just a little bit thinner phone than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, although it is also a little bit heavier. The Galaxy S5 Sport features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a quite smaller display, a quite lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a quite lower display pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport counts with just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has 2 GB less RAM memory and 4 lesser processing cores (but faster), it also counts with a GPU. Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a much tinier aperture which is not so good for capturing photographs or videos in low light environments, and they both have the same resolution camera, the Galaxy S5 Sport also counts with a way better (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB and more internal storage. The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
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