Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-04-17 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.34 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.11 | 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 | 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 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star is much better than the Honor 9X Pro, with an 82.1 score against 71.9. The Galaxy A8 Star is an older cellphone than Honor 9X Pro, but Samsung managed to make it thinner and just a little lighter. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version while Honor 9X Pro has Android 10 version, so it counts with a lot of extra features and increased performance.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a display that's just as good as Honor 9X Pro's display, because although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater count of pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a processing unit that is very similar to Honor 9X Pro's CPU, both have a Octa-Core CPU and 6 GB of RAM.
Honor 9X Pro counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB and 256 GB internal memory. The Honor 9X Pro has a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3700mAh.
Honor 9X Pro shoots much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video definition, the Honor 9X Pro also counts with a lot bigger camera sensor which gives a way higher photo and video quality, a camera with a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution and faster 60 fps video frame rates.
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