Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 vs Galaxy S8 in video: what’s the difference in performance?

In early January 2018, Samsung launched the Galaxy A8 2018. The successor to the Galaxy A5 2017, this smartphone offers significantly higher performance that brings it closer to the flagship Galaxy S8. At least in theory. YouTuber XeeTechCare ran a speed test comparing the brand-new Galaxy A8 2018 with the Galaxy S8 running Android Oreo to check if this similarity in terms of power is confirmed in practice.

Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 vs Galaxy S8: no match for midrange flagship

From the very beginning, there was a real gap between the two smartphones. Galaxy A8 takes about 5 seconds longer to boot up than S8. It should be noted that Galaxy A8 is equipped with the new Exynos 7885 processorThe Galaxy S8 has a much more powerful Exynos 8895 processor. Then the Galaxy S8 is also slightly faster when launching apps: phone, settings, camera, Snapchat, Spotify, SoundCloud, Pinout, Subway Surfers, Smash Hit… the only time the A8 showed itself a little faster is, ironically, perhaps Apple’s opening the official website in a web browser.

Galaxy A8 2018 on the other hand is amazing in terms of RAM management. Just like the Galaxy S8, the smartphone manages to reopen all apps kept in the background without having to reinstall them. Note that both smartphones have 4GB of RAM. Anyway, considering the performance difference between the two devices, the Galaxy A8 2018 does not look as attractive as expected. The smartphone retails for 499 euros in France, and that’s exactly the price at which you can find the Galaxy S8 using the various ODRs offered from time to time.