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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-03-31 | 2018-08-27 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm 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 | -- |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1624mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.44 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star has a general score of 82.1, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone SE's general score of 75.7. Galaxy A8 Star is a notably heavier cellphone than the Apple iPhone SE, but they are 0.3inches thick. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a little better processing power than iPhone SE, because it has 6 more cpu cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a screen that's very similar to the display in iPhone SE, although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a really larger display, a lot better 1080 x 2220 resolution and a quite greater number of pixels per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a greater storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone SE, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 400 GB.
Galaxy A8 Star has a superior battery performance than iPhone SE, because it has a 3700mAh battery size instead of 1624mAh. The Galaxy A8 Star has a slightly better camera than Apple iPhone SE, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking better quality photos and videos, a much larger camera aperture and a way more mega pixels camera.
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