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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 12, 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-02-14 | 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 |
| Mirror black and Mirror purple | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1380.00 | -- |
| 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 855+ SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 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 640 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 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
The Galaxy Z Flip is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), with an 88.5 score against 79.2. Galaxy Z Flip's construction is much newer and somewhat thinner, but just a little bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip both have very similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher display pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip features just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip features just a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy Z Flip takes better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a back facing camera with a way worse 12 megapixels resolution and a tinier aperture, it also counts with a much better video quality.
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