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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-05-04 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.44 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.94 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Green | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 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 | |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star has a score of 82.1, which is slightly better than Huawei P Smart Z's overall score of 75.6. Both of these phones use the same Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The Galaxy A8 Star is a a bit lighter and somewhat thinner phone than the Huawei P Smart Z, although both were released only a couple months apart.
Galaxy A8 Star has a display that is very similar to Huawei P Smart Z's display, because although the Galaxy A8 Star has a little smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px, it also counts with a quite greater screen density. Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit better processing unit than Huawei P Smart Z, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy A8 Star also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit better camera than Huawei P Smart Z, and although they both have a 16 megapixels resolution camera in the back, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a larger camera aperture to capture better photography in poorly lited environments and a way higher (4K) video definition.
The Huawei P Smart Z counts with a slightly better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei P Smart Z also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei P Smart Z has just a bit better battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3700mAh.
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