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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 | |
| 6.3 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
Galaxy A8 Star is a bit better than the iPhone 16 Pro, having a score of 82.1 against 74.7. Galaxy A8 Star works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and iPhone 16 Pro comes with iOS operating system. The Galaxy A8 Star has a much powerful processing unit than Apple iPhone 16 Pro, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and faster).
Galaxy A8 Star features a way better display than Apple iPhone 16 Pro. Both of them have a screen of the same size. The iPhone 16 Pro has a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much longer battery life than iPhone 16 Pro. The Apple iPhone 16 Pro has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same video quality, the Apple iPhone 16 Pro also has a camera in the back with a much higher resolution and higher 60 frames per second video frame rates.
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