Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy S20 5G

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy S20 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 18(800); LTE-TDD 2300, 2500, 2600 MHz

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
5G network

-

5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600); SA, NSA, Sub6
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat11, 600 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

-
5G speed

-

5 Gbps download
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass, aluminum frame

Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), back glass(Gorilla Glass 6), aluminium frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

149.2 mm

151.7 mm
Width

70.6 mm

69.1 mm
Thickness

8.4 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

172 g

163 g
Payment

Samsung Pay

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

IP68 certified, 1.5 m and 30 minutes

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Dust proof

IP68

IP68
Colors

Black, blue, gold, orchid grey

Blue, Grey, Pink

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.6 inches

6.2 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2220 pixels

1440 x 3200 pixels
Pixel density

441 ppi

563 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

-

Always-on display, HDR10+
Always on display

Yes

-

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A73

Dual-core / Single-core 2.73 / 2.84 GHz Mongoose M5 / Kryo 585
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53

Dual-core / Triple-core 2.50 / 2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 / Kryo 585
CPU(third)

Quad-core / Quad-core 2.0 / 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 / Kryo 585
Chipset

Exynos 7885 Octa

Exynos 990 - global / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 - USA
GPU

Mali-G71

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA
Memory RAM

4 GB

12 GB
Internal storage

32, 64 GB

128 GB
Memory card

microSD

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

256 GB

1 TB
Storage

-

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

Photo / Video

-
Camera type

-

Triple
Main camera

16 MP, f/1.7

12 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.76" , 1.8 µm, 3x hybrid optical zoom
64 MP, f/2.0 , 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, phase detection with Dual Pixel

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

-

Yes