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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-11-01 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| $ 189.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 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 |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star is better than Huawei Mate 10 Lite, having an 82.1 score against 74.2. The Galaxy A8 Star design has the same thickness than Huawei Mate 10 Lite, but it's somewhat heavier. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star and Huawei Mate 10 Lite both count with very similar CPUs, and although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has more RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Huawei Mate 10 Lite features just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels count per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 10 Lite, and although they both have the same resolution back facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a much larger diafragm aperture.
Galaxy A8 Star features a bit bigger memory for apps and games than Huawei Mate 10 Lite, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit better battery life than Huawei Mate 10 Lite, because it has an 11% greater battery size.
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