Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-10-20 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 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 |
| 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) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.72 | 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 general score of 82.1, which is a bit better than Google Pixel's 80.2 general score. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star construction is newer and thinner than Google Pixel's, although it's notably heavier. Google Pixel has a bit better looking display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better pixel number per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has just a little better performance than Google Pixel, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Galaxy A8 Star takes a bit better photos and videos than Google Pixel, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor taking less light and dull colors, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video definition, the Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a larger camera aperture and a back facing camera with way more mega pixels.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB. The Galaxy A8 Star has a really longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity.
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