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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-21 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is a bit better than the Xperia XA1 Plus's overall score of 73.7. Even though the Galaxy A8 (2018) and the Xperia XA1 Plus were released only 4 months apart, the Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a little bit thinner and a bit lighter. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a slightly better looking screen than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a bit better screen density, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a little bigger display.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 256 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Sony Xperia XA1 Plus features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 14% bigger battery capacity. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for low light captures and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus also counts with a much more megapixels camera.
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