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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-11-17 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Blue, Brown, Gray and Pink | Black and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | -- |
| 9.68 | 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 Li - Polymer 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 | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 an overall score of 82.1, which is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 10 Pro's overall score of 79.2. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star design is newer and a little thinner than the Huawei Mate 10 Pro's, although it is also just a bit heavier. Huawei Mate 10 Pro features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px, it also counts with a just a little better pixel quantity in each inch in the display.
Huawei Mate 10 Pro counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star. Both have a Octa-Core processing unit and 6 GB of RAM. The Galaxy A8 Star takes a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a larger sensor providing a higher image quality and a camera with much more mega pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a better memory for apps and games than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro has a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3700mAh.
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