Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-08-12 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.41 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.51 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2772 x 1344 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 453 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ SM8350-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.12 | 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 | |
| 4600mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.48 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 Honor Magic3 Pro, with an 82.1 score against 72.8. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but the Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version and Honor Magic3 Pro has Android 11 version, giving you some extra features and performance enhancements. Galaxy A8 Star's design is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than Honor Magic3 Pro, even though it was released 3 years before.
Honor Magic3 Pro features a little more vivid display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a quite better count of pixels per inch of display, a little bit bigger display and a better 1344 x 2772 resolution. The Honor Magic3 Pro counts with more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The Honor Magic3 Pro features a bit superior processor than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Honor Magic3 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM. Honor Magic3 Pro counts with improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4600mAh battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
Honor Magic3 Pro counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting pictures or videos in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a much bigger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality pictures and videos and a lot higher resolution camera in the back.
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