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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-10-20 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
The Galaxy A8 Star has a general score of 82.1, which is slightly better than the Huawei Nova 9's 81 overall score. Both devices in this review work with Android operating system, but Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei Nova 9 has Android 11 version. Despite of the fact the Galaxy A8 Star is way older and a little bit heavier than the Huawei Nova 9, it's design is still just a little bit thinner.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star and Huawei Nova 9 feature extremely similar screens, because although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little better number of pixels in each display inch. Galaxy A8 Star counts with a better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 400 GB.
The Huawei Nova 9 features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei Nova 9 features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light images, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Huawei Nova 9 also counts with a way higher 50 mega pixels resolution camera.
Huawei Nova 9 features just a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4300mAh battery size instead of 3700mAh.
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