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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2016-10-02 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.68 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 13.00 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 2900mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a general score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than Xperia XZ's general score of 73.5. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a newer cellphone than Xperia XZ, but it is a bit thicker and just a bit heavier. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a little better performance than Sony Xperia XZ, because it has a larger number of faster cores and 1 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly better looking screen than Xperia XZ, because it has a bit larger display, a slightly better 1080 x 2220 resolution and a just a little better quantity of pixels per inch in the display. Sony Xperia XZ features a superior camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light images and video, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video quality and a back facing camera with a much higher resolution.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Sony Xperia XZ, and although they both have an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has 64 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a bit longer battery performance than Sony Xperia XZ, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2900mAh.
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