Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-03-07 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.72 x 2.73 x 0.27 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink, Silver and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Galaxy A8 Star is slightly better than the Huawei P10, having a general score of 82.1 against 75.5. Galaxy A8 Star's body is newer than Huawei P10's, but it is a little thicker and a lot heavier. Huawei P10 has a slightly better display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a slightly better memory for applications and games than Huawei P10, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a SD card slot that admits up to 400 GB. Huawei P10 counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy A8 Star, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit longer battery duration than Huawei P10, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity against 3200mAh. Galaxy A8 Star shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei P10, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a lot more MP camera in the back and a way bigger aperture for better low light photography and video.
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