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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-03-31 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.77 x 2.83 x 0.28 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black and White |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 658 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 is much better than Huawei P10 Lite, getting a overall score of 82.1 against 72.8. Galaxy A8 Star's body is newer than the Huawei P10 Lite's, but it's incredibly heavier and just a little thicker. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P10 Lite, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a higher amount of RAM.
Huawei P10 Lite has just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels number per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star takes much clearer videos and photos than Huawei P10 Lite, and although they both have a same size sensor, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a lot better 16 megapixels resolution camera, a lot bigger aperture to take better low-light photography and a way better video resolution.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has an external memory slot that supports up to 400 GB and more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with longer battery duration than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity.
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