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| Global Score | |
| 94.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-18 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.27 x 5.05 x 0.27 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 9.95 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Mystic black and Mystic bronze | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1930.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2208 x 1768 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 372 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 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 |
| 12 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 |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") 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 | -- |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 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 Fold 2 is better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), having a 94.6 score against 79.2. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 body is newer and somewhat thinner than the Galaxy A8 (2018)'s, although it's way heavier. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy Z Fold 2, because although it has a lot smaller display and a lot worse resolution of 1080 x 2220px, it also counts with a quite greater pixels number per display inch.
Galaxy Z Fold 2 has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 also has 8 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy Z Fold 2 captures better photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for taking images and videos in low light situations and a back-facing camera with lot less MP, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Galaxy Z Fold 2 features a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 features a much longer battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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