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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.24 x 2.85 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Silver and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2376 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 990E (7 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 |
| Mali-G76 MP14 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
The Galaxy A8 Star is better than Apple Mate 40E 4G, having an 82.1 score against 73.7. Galaxy A8 Star is a just a little bit heavier but somewhat thinner cellphone than the Apple Mate 40E 4G. Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Apple Mate 40E 4G counts with HarmonyOS 2 operating system.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a little sharper screen than Mate 40E 4G, although it has a bit smaller screen, a bit worse 1080 x 2220px resolution and a little bit lower display density. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much better performing processing unit than Mate 40E 4G, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star captures a bit better photos and videos than Mate 40E 4G, because although it has a back camera with lot less MP resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better images and videos in poorly lited situations. Galaxy A8 Star has a better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple Mate 40E 4G, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 400 GB.
Apple Mate 40E 4G counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4200mAh battery size.
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