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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-10-29 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.44 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.40 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Diamond gray | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 400.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 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 620 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 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 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than TCL 10 5G UW's 73.5 overall score. Despite of the fact that Galaxy A8 (2018) is older than the TCL 10 5G UW, it's design is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter. TCL 10 5G UW features a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the TCL 10 5G UW also has more RAM.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little sharper display than TCL 10 5G UW, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better display pixel density. TCL 10 5G UW takes greater videos and photos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photography, it also counts with a much better video quality and a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels.
The TCL 10 5G UW counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB, the TCL 10 5G UW also has more internal memory. TCL 10 5G UW features a much better battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 50% greater battery size.
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