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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-05-08 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 416 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 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 (60 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P Smart (2020)'s score of 77.5. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is older and heavier than Huawei P Smart (2020), it's body is still a bit thinner. Both of these devices have the same Android 9.0 Pie OS, so you shouldn't perceive any difference regarding operating system features.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit better performance than Huawei P Smart (2020), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy A8 Star also has more RAM memory. The Huawei P Smart (2020) has a slightly better display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a quite higher pixel density.
Galaxy A8 Star shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei P Smart (2020), because it has a bigger aperture to capture better images and videos in low light situations, a back camera with a better resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality. Huawei P Smart (2020) counts with a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a bit superior battery performance than Huawei P Smart (2020), because it has a 9 percent greater battery capacity.
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