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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-09-15 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star is just a bit better than Huawei Mate S, getting a global score of 82.1 against 75.3. Galaxy A8 Star is a noticeably newer phone than Huawei Mate S, but it's somewhat heavier and just a little thicker. The Huawei Mate S and the Galaxy A8 Star feature similar displays, because although the Galaxy A8 Star has a little less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2220px resolution and a quite bigger display.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate S, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 400 GB. Galaxy A8 Star has a bit better performance than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star takes slightly better videos and photos than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a smaller camera sensor offering a worse image quality, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a more MP back camera and a bigger aperture. Galaxy A8 Star features a much longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate S, because it has a 3700mAh battery size.
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