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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-10-22 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.81 | 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 |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 40 Pro is much better than the Galaxy A8 Star, having a 90.9 score against 82.1. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Mate 40 Pro has the older 10 version and Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version. Even though Huawei Mate 40 Pro is newer than Galaxy A8 Star, it's thicker and a bit heavier.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a higher resolution of 1334 x 2772px, a little bit greater pixels number in each inch of screen and a bit larger screen. Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity. Huawei Mate 40 Pro shoots way better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low light captures, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also counts with a way larger back camera sensor which gives a way higher photo and video quality, faster video frame rates and a way more MP back-facing camera.
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