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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, getting an 82.1 score against 74.2. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's construction is newer, but a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier than the Huawei nova 2 Plus. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat, so it counts with some nice extra features and performance improvements.
Huawei nova 2 Plus has a little sharper display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher number of pixels in each inch of display. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a processing unit that's just as good as the processing unit in Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a bit better battery duration than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy A8 Star captures better videos and photos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality, a back-facing camera with a much better 16 mega pixels resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture.
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