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| Global Score | |
| 92.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-07 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.59 x 2.90 x 0.28 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Mystic bronze, Mystic gray and Mystic white | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 603.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2636 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 425 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Z Flip 5G has a score of 92.3, which is better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s global score of 79.2. The Galaxy Z Flip 5G body is much newer and somewhat thinner, but also just a little heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). The Galaxy Z Flip 5G features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Z Flip 5G also has a larger amount of RAM.
Galaxy Z Flip 5G and Galaxy A8 (2018) feature similar screens, because although the Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch. Galaxy Z Flip 5G takes much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera with much less mega-pixels resolution and a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G counts with a much better storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The Galaxy Z Flip 5G features a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 10 percent bigger battery size.
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