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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2017-04-21 | -- |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 5.47 ounces | -- |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A34 is a little bit better than the Galaxy S8, getting a global score of 82.9 against 81.7. The Samsung Galaxy A34 is a way thinner and lighter cellphone than the Galaxy S8. The Galaxy S8 counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A34, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a higher screen density.
The Galaxy S8 has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A34, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy S8 also has an external memory slot that holds up to 256 GB. Galaxy A34 counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy S8. Both have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit.
Galaxy A34 shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a way bigger sensor capturing way higher quality videos and pictures and a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution back camera. The Galaxy A34 has a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 67% larger battery capacity.
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