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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-10-20 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 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 has a score of 82.1, which is much better than the Google Nexus 5X's score of 73.7. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's body is incredibly newer and just a little thinner than the Google Nexus 5X's, although it is also way heavier. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features just a little better hardware performance than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
The Google Nexus 5X features just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a bit greater screen pixel density. Galaxy A8 Star shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 5X, because although it has a smaller camera sensor, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot higher 16 mega-pixels resolution and a larger aperture to capture better low-light photos.
The Galaxy A8 Star features much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 5X, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB. Galaxy A8 Star counts with a way better battery duration than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh.
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