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Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)


Sony Xperia XA2 Plus


Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)
Sony Xperia XA2 Plus

Released in January 2018. Features 6.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,220 pixels and 411 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7885 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,500 mAh battery.

Released in September 2018. Features 6.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,160 pixels and 402 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 with up to 6 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,580 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Lighter (7%)
  • Much thinner (16%)
  • Slightly better quality screen (2%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • May have more memory
  • More processing power (14%)
  • Slightly better battery capacity (2%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Sony Xperia XA2 Plus
Specifications
Brand Samsung Sony
Model - -
Release Date January 2018 September 2018
Operating System Experience UI (Android 7.1) Android 8.0
Dimensions
Size 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 in
157.0 x 75.0 x 9.6 mm
6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 in
Weight 191 g
6.74 oz
205 g
7.23 oz
Screen
Size 6.0 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 2,220 pixels 1,080 x 2,160 pixels
PPI 411 402
Features OLED -
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.7 Wide 23 MP f/2.0 Wide
Front Dual camera
16 MP f/1.9 Wide
8 MP f/1.9 Wide
8 MP f/2.4
Storage
Memory 4 GB 4 GB
6 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7885
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 2x 2.20 GHz Cortex-A73
6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
8x 2.20 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 Adreno 508
Battery
Capacity 3,500 mAh 3,580 mAh
Features Fast charging 18W Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Sony Xperia XA2 Plus

Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Sony Xperia XA2 Plus

6.0"
191 g
6.74 oz

6.0"
205 g
7.23 oz