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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-09-16 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.84 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is a little bit better than iPhone 7, getting an 82.1 score against 81.6. Although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is newer than iPhone 7, it is a little thicker and a lot heavier. The Apple iPhone 7 has a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, although it has a just a bit worse quantity of pixels per inch of screen, a way lower 750 x 1334 resolution and a really smaller display.
Galaxy A8 Star features a little better hardware performance than iPhone 7, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The Apple iPhone 7 has a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Galaxy A8 Star features a really longer battery lifetime than iPhone 7, because it has a 3700mAh battery size against 1960mAh. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star captures a bit better videos and photos than iPhone 7, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a bigger aperture to capture better low light photography, a lot more mega pixels back camera and a bigger sensor providing a better image quality.
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