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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.38 x 2.97 x 0.39 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 6.74 ounces |
| Ink Blue and Purple | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Ceramic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2616 x 1212 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 430 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4700mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.56 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star has a general score of 82.1, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design's 77.8 global score. Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design counts with HarmonyOS 3 operating system. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design, although it has a little smaller display, a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220 and a just a bit inferior count of pixels per inch in the screen.
Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design counts with a superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A8 Star has a very superior CPU than Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores.
Galaxy A8 Star captures slightly better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design, although it has a back-facing camera with a lot lower 16 megapixels resolution and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light photos and video. Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design features superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4700mAh battery size.
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