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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| -- | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.03 x 2.42 x 0.62 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 525 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | 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 A8 (2018) is just a bit better than Samsung W2017, having a general score of 79.2 against 73.2. The Galaxy A8 (2018) construction is notably thinner and somewhat lighter than the Samsung W2017. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit faster CPU than Samsung W2017, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a greater number of cores.
Samsung W2017 has a slightly better display than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lot smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a little better pixel quantity per inch of display. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has as much memory to store more apps and games as Samsung W2017, both of them have equal 64 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features longer battery performance than Samsung W2017, because it has a 3000mAh battery size. Samsung W2017 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lot worse resolution back camera, and they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Samsung W2017 also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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