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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-08-27 |
| -- | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 6.74 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Glass and Titanium | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| -- | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 392 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| A18 Pro (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 10.34 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | 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
The Galaxy A8 Star is a little bit better than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, with a score of 82.1 against 74.7. Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max works with iOS operating system. The Galaxy A8 Star features an incredibly better looking display than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, although it has a little bit smaller display.
The Galaxy A8 Star features a lot better processing power than iPhone 16 Pro Max, because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores. The Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max also has better video frame rate and a back camera with a way better 48 MP resolution.
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max features a better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a superior battery performance than iPhone 16 Pro Max.
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