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| Global Score | |
| 96.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-12-10 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Frosted Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 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 660 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 22.92 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 Xperia PRO-I is a lot better than Galaxy A8 (2018), with a 96.3 score against 79.2. The Xperia PRO-I design is extremely newer, but notably heavier and just a little thicker than the Galaxy A8 (2018). The Sony Xperia PRO-I has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a way higher resolution of 1644 x 3840, a bigger screen and a higher screen pixel density.
Sony Xperia PRO-I has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Sony Xperia PRO-I also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Sony Xperia PRO-I has a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a SD card slot that supports up to 1 TB and 512 GB internal storage.
The Sony Xperia PRO-I shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture and a way worse resolution camera, it also counts with a way better video definition. The Xperia PRO-I has a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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