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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-06-09 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 418 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 710F chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 4 x Cortex-A73 Based 2.2 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 Based 1.7 GHz, 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 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star is slightly better than the Huawei P smart S, with a global score of 82.1 against 77.2. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A8 Star has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P smart S has Android 10 version, so it gives some nice extra features and performance optimizations. Galaxy A8 Star is an older and somewhat heavier device than the Huawei P smart S, but Samsung was able to make it a little bit thinner anyway.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei P smart S, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei P smart S features a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Huawei P smart S also has a quite greater screen pixels density and a little higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The Galaxy A8 Star captures just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei P smart S, because although it has a lot lower 16 megapixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture. The Huawei P smart S has a better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei P smart S has a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
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