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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| -- | 2018-01-06 |
| -- | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 6.07 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| -- | 5.6 inches |
| -- | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 108.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a bit better than Galaxy Z Fold 4, having a 79.2 score against 73.4. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a much better screen than Galaxy Z Fold 4, because it has a little better amount of pixels per screen inch. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a much greater hardware performance than Galaxy Z Fold 4, although it has 8 GB less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Galaxy Z Fold 4 has a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Galaxy A8 (2018) captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, although it has a camera in the back with a lot lower 16 mega-pixels resolution.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4.
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