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| Global Score | |
| 83.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-06-11 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 SM6350 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 560, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619L GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 10 III is a little bit better than Galaxy A8 (2018), with a global score of 83.7 against 79.2. The Sony Xperia 10 III design has the same thickness than the Galaxy A8 (2018), but it is just a little lighter. Xperia 10 III and Galaxy A8 (2018) both have really similar displays, although the Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit inferior pixel amount in each inch in the screen, a quite lower 1080 x 2220px resolution and a little smaller screen.
The Sony Xperia 10 III counts with a much bigger memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1 TB and 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a processing unit that's very similar to Xperia 10 III's CPU, and although the Galaxy A8 (2018) has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Sony Xperia 10 III captures slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a way less MP camera in the back and a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low light photography and videos, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
The Xperia 10 III counts with a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 50 percent greater battery capacity.
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