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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-05-21 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.09 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 much better than the Honor 20 Pro, having a score of 82.1 against 73.2. Even though the Galaxy A8 Star and the Honor 20 Pro were released with only 9 months difference, Galaxy A8 Star's construction is just a little bit thinner but also a little heavier than the Honor 20 Pro.
Honor 20 Pro counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Honor 20 Pro also has a bit better screen pixels density and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px. Honor 20 Pro has a better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory.
Honor 20 Pro has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Honor 20 Pro also has more RAM memory. The Honor 20 Pro counts with a bit superior battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4000mAh battery size. The Honor 20 Pro features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Honor 20 Pro also has a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels, a much larger back camera sensor which offers a lot higher image and video quality and a larger aperture to take better photography in low light environments.
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