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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)


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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Released in June 2017. Features 5.5 inches screen with a resolution of 2,160 x 3,840 pixels and 807 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,230 mAh battery.

Released in January 2018. Features 5.6 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,220 pixels and 441 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7885 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Thinner (6%)
  • Much better quality screen (45%)
  • Much more processing power (16%)
  • Better battery capacity (7%)
  • Lighter (13%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera


Specifications

Sony Xperia XZ Premium Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Specifications
Brand Sony Samsung
Model - -
Release Date June 2017 January 2018
Operating System Android 7.1 Experience UI (Android 7.1)
Dimensions
Size 156.0 x 77.0 x 7.9 mm
6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 in
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in
Weight 195 g
6.88 oz
172 g
6.07 oz
Screen
Size 5.5 inches 5.6 inches
Resolution 2,160 x 3,840 pixels 1,080 x 2,220 pixels
PPI 807 441
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear 19 MP f/2.0 Wide 16 MP f/1.7 Wide
Front 13 MP f/2.0 Wide Dual camera
16 MP f/1.9 Wide
8 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 4 GB 4 GB
Fixed 64 GB 32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Octa-core processor
10 nm
Samsung Exynos 7885
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 2.45 GHz Kryo 280 Gold
4x 1.90 GHz Kryo 280 Silver
2x 2.20 GHz Cortex-A73
6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 540 Mali-G71 MP2
Battery
Capacity 3,230 mAh 3,000 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

Sony Xperia XZ Premium Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Sony Xperia XZ Premium

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

5.5"
195 g
6.88 oz

5.6"
172 g
6.07 oz