Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-10-23 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 is slightly better than Galaxy A8 Star, getting an 88.7 score against 82.1. Apple iPhone 12's construction is noticeably newer, lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Galaxy A8 Star. The Apple iPhone 12 has iOS 15.x operating system, while Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
Apple iPhone 12 features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better pixel density and a slightly higher 1170 x 2532 pixels resolution. IPhone 12 features a greater performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has less RAM memory and lesser CPU cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than iPhone 12, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 400 GB. The Galaxy A8 Star counts with greater battery performance than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 31% more battery capacity.
IPhone 12 and Samsung Galaxy A8 Star both have very similar cameras, because although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a tinier camera aperture and slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a way more megapixels back camera.
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