Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-12-01 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| $ 690.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 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 |
| 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
Galaxy A8 Star is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 8, having a score of 82.1 against 77.4. Galaxy A8 Star is a noticeably newer and just a little bit thinner cellphone than Huawei Mate 8, although it's also just a little bit heavier. Galaxy A8 Star has a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a little more pixels per inch of screen, a slightly better 1080 x 2220 resolution and a little larger display.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's processing unit is very similar to Huawei Mate 8's CPU, and although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a greater amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Galaxy A8 Star takes clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 16 mega pixels resolution, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a way better 3840x2160 video definition and a larger aperture for better low-light photos and video.
The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a little bit more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 128 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a little better battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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