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Meizu M6 Note vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Comparison between Meizu M6 Note and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018): camera, battery, fast charging, display, performance and colors, side by side. More phones from Meizu and Samsung.

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The verdict

Your pick: Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), ahead on Design & display and Connectivity. Unless Battery & charging decides it for you.

Category
Category	M6 Note	Galaxy A8 (2018)
Design & display	5.5	6.9
Performance & hardware	2.9	2.7
Camera	3.5	3.6
Connectivity	3.9	5.3
Battery & charging	4.0	2.4

Which one is for you?

Meizu M6 Note, if you care about…

Battery Capacity: 4,000 mAh; against 3,000 mAh
Fast Charge Power: 24 W; against 18 W

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), if you care about…

Display Technology: Super AMOLED; against IPS LCD
Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 5.0; against Bluetooth 4.2
RAM Type: DDR4; against DDR3
Display Pixel Density: 441 ppi; against 403 ppi

Specification comparison

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Performance

Specification	M6 Note	Galaxy A8 (2018)
Processor Model	Qualcomm Snapdragon 625	Samsung Exynos 7885
Processor Process Size	14 nm	14 nm
Graphics GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 506	ARM Mali-G71 MP2
Storage Type	eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1
Maximum CPU Clock	2 GHz	2.2 GHz Best value
Maximum Storage Capacity	64 GB	64 GB
AnTuTu Score	—	116,643
Geekbench 6 Single-Core	189	334 Best value
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	862	862
CPU Description	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 and 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
Processor Type	Octa-Core	Octa-Core
64-Bit Processor	Yes	Yes
RAM Capacity	4 GB	4 GB
RAM Type	DDR3	DDR4 Best value
Expandable Storage	Yes	Yes
Maximum memory card	128 GB	256 GB Best value

Design

Specification	M6 Note	Galaxy A8 (2018)
Body Colors	Black, Blue, Gold	Black, Grey, Gold, Blue
Body Thickness	8.4 mm	8.4 mm
Body Width	75.2 mm	70.6 mm
Body Height	154.6 mm	149.2 mm
Weight	173 g	172 g Best value
Usable Surface	71 %	75.6 % Best value
Body Materials	Glass, Aluminium Alloy	Glass, Aluminium Alloy
Resistance Features	—	IP68
Waterproof Depth	—	1.5 m
Unfolded thickness	8.4 mm	8.4 mm

Battery

Specification	M6 Note	Galaxy A8 (2018)
Battery Capacity	4,000 mAh Best value	3,000 mAh
Battery Type	Li-Ion	Li-Ion
Fast Charge Power	24 W Best value	18 W
Battery Features	Fast Charging, Battery Level Indicator, Rechargeable	Fast Charging, Rechargeable, Battery Level Indicator
Talk time	—	24 h
Music playback time	—	66 h

Display

Specification	M6 Note	Galaxy A8 (2018)
Display Aspect Ratio	16:9	18.5:9
Display Technology	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED Best value
Display Diagonal	5.5″	5.6″ Best value
Display Horizontal Resolution	1,080 px	1,080 px
Display Vertical Resolution	1,920 px	2,220 px Best value
Display Pixel Density	403 ppi	441 ppi Best value
Display Refresh Rate	—	60 Hz
Display Features	Touchscreen, IPS LCD	Gorilla Glass 4, Always-On Display, Touchscreen

Sensors

Specification	M6 Note	Galaxy A8 (2018)
Fingerprint Sensor Placement	Front	Rear

Sensor

Specification	M6 Note	Galaxy A8 (2018)
Sensor Features	Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor, Compass	Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor, Compass, Barometer

Software

Specification	M6 Note	Galaxy A8 (2018)
Operating System	Android 7	Android 7
OS Family	Android	Android
OS Version	7	7

Connectivity

Specification	M6 Note	Galaxy A8 (2018)
SIM Configurations	Dual Nano-SIM, Dual SIM	Single Nano-SIM, Dual Nano-SIM
Cellular Bands	2G GSM 850, 2G GSM 900, 2G GSM 1800, 2G GSM 1900, 3G UMTS B850, 3G UMTS B900, 3G UMTS 1900, 3G UMTS 2100, 4G LTE B1, 4G LTE B3, 4G LTE B5, 4G LTE B7, 4G LTE B8, 4G LTE B20, 4G LTE B38, 4G LTE B40	2G GSM 850, 2G GSM 900, 2G GSM 1800, 2G GSM 1900, 3G UMTS B850, 3G UMTS B900, 3G UMTS 1700 AWS, 3G UMTS 1900, 3G UMTS 2100, 4G LTE B1, 4G LTE B2, 4G LTE B3, 4G LTE B4, 4G LTE B5, 4G LTE B7, 4G LTE B8, 4G LTE B12, 4G LTE B13, 4G LTE B17, 4G LTE B18, 4G LTE B19, 4G LTE B20, 4G LTE B26, LTE B28, 4G LTE B38, 4G LTE B40, 4G LTE B41, 4G LTE B66
Cellular Technologies	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, LTE, 4G	GSM, HSPA, UMTS, LTE, 4G
Wi-Fi Standards	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi Features	Dual Band	Dual Band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth Version	Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 5.0 Best value
Bluetooth Profiles	A2DP, LE	A2DP, EDR, LE
Navigation Systems	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo Best value
Connectivity Features	3.5 mm Audio Jack, microUSB, USB 2.0, Infrared	3.5 mm Audio Jack, NFC, FM Radio, ANT+, USB Type-C
USB Version	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
SAR American Head	—	0.26 W/kg
SAR American Body	—	0.76 W/kg
SAR (EU) head	—	0.24 W/kg
SAR (EU) body	—	1.25 W/kg
Max. download speed	150 Mbps	300 Mbps Best value
Max. upload speed	50 Mbps	50 Mbps

Audio

Specification	M6 Note	Galaxy A8 (2018)
Microphone Count	2	2
Audio Features	Loudspeaker, A2DP, LE	Loudspeaker, 24-bit/192kHz Audio

Technical

Specification	M6 Note	Galaxy A8 (2018)
Model numbers	M6 Note, MZ-M6 Note	SM-A530F, SM-A530K, SM-A530L, SM-A530S, SM-A530N, SM-A530W

Features

Specification	M6 Note	Galaxy A8 (2018)
Built-in functions	—	Samsung Pay