Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Asus Zenfone 5 ZE620KL Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

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Asus Zenfone 5 ZE620KL

Asus Zenfone 5 ZE620KL

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) or Asus Zenfone 5 ZE620KL Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Asus Zenfone 5 ZE620KL
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Release date 2017, December 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.78 in 153 x 75.7 x 7.7 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 2.98 in
Weight 172 g | 6.07 oz 165 g | 5.82 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Midnight Blue, Meteor Silver
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 66 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.6" in 6.2" in
Screen area 79.6 cm2 96.9 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 18.7:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.6% 83.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 2246 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 402 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Other specs - Always-on display - 96% DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF -12 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, PDAF, 4-axis OIS
-8 MP, f/2.0, 12mm, 1/4'', 1.12µm, no AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm
8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); ZenUI 5
Chipset - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core Kryo 260
GPU Mali-G71 Adreno 509
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 142851
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 320
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 892
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 463
GeekBench 5 Single Core 309
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 994
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1482
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4208
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3704

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A version, B version 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C version
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A version 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 41(2500) - B version 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - C version
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-DTS Headphone X

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
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-ANT+
- Fast battery charging
- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- Versions: A530F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A530F/DS (Global Dual-SIM) Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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