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| Global Score | |
| 94.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2021-01-26 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.70 x 3.00 x 0.40 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2500.00 | -- |
| 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 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 has a general score of 94.3, which is better than Galaxy A8 (2018)'s global score of 79.2. Xperia PRO's body is way newer than Galaxy A8 (2018)'s, although it is thicker and much heavier. Sony Xperia PRO counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Sony Xperia PRO also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Xperia PRO counts with a much better screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a bigger display, a better pixel number per display inch and a way higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels. Sony Xperia PRO features a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 448 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
The Sony Xperia PRO has better battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 33 percent bigger battery capacity. Xperia PRO takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a much worse 12 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, and they both have a same size aperture, the Xperia PRO also counts with a lot better (4K) video definition.
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