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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 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 |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star has a global score of 82.1, which is slightly better than the Huawei nova 5T's 80.8 score. Galaxy A8 Star's construction is just a little bit thinner than Huawei nova 5T, but it is just a little bit heavier and was released a little bit more than a year before. Both of these phones have Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version while Huawei nova 5T has Android 10 version.
The Huawei nova 5T has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Huawei nova 5T also has a little bit better pixels density and a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Huawei nova 5T features a little faster processor than Galaxy A8 Star. Both have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows up to 400 GB. The Galaxy A8 Star has a battery life that is very similar to the battery life in Huawei nova 5T, although the Galaxy A8 Star has 3700mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
The Huawei nova 5T shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a lot better 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a lot larger camera sensor providing a way better image quality.
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