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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-10-25 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 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, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.14 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is better than Huawei nova 2i's 72.4 overall score. These devices have Android OS, but Galaxy A8 Star has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Galaxy A8 Star's body has the same thickness than the Huawei nova 2i, but it's heavier.
Huawei nova 2i has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch. Galaxy A8 Star's processor is just as good as Huawei nova 2i's CPU, and although the Galaxy A8 Star has a greater amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
Galaxy A8 Star shoots a lot better videos and photos than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have a 16 mega pixels resolution back camera, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a way better 3840x2160 video definition. Galaxy A8 Star features a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A8 Star also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
The Galaxy A8 Star features just a bit better battery performance than Huawei nova 2i, because it has an 11 percent larger battery size.
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