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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-04-21 | 2019-10-05 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.43 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black, Blue, Green and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 568 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53 (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 is slightly better than the Galaxy A20s, having an 81.7 score against 77. The Galaxy S8 is a lighter cellphone than Galaxy A20s, but both of them are equally thin. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a much better looking screen than Galaxy A20s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way better pixels number per inch in the display and a lot higher 1440 x 2960px resolution.
Galaxy A20s counts with a little bit better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S8, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A20s also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy S8 has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy A20s. They have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM amount.
Galaxy S8 shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy A20s, because although it has a back facing camera with a lower 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a way bigger back camera sensor providing a way higher image quality, a lot better video definition and a larger aperture to take better photos in low light situations.
The Galaxy A20s has greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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