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| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-10-24 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.79 x 2.71 x 0.32 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 339.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 443 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Galaxy A8 Star has a score of 82.1, which is just a bit better than Google Pixel 4's 81.9 score. Galaxy A8 Star is an older and heavier cellphone than Google Pixel 4, but Samsung managed to build it a bit thinner anyway. The Google Pixel 4 counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2280 resolution and a quite greater quantity of pixels per screen inch.
Google Pixel 4 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A8 Star. Both have 6 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores. Galaxy A8 Star counts with a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Google Pixel 4, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A8 Star also has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with superior battery lifetime than Google Pixel 4, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a bit better camera than Google Pixel 4, because although it has a tinier sensor, and they both have a F1.7 aperture, the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a back facing camera with a much higher resolution.
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