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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-07-20 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 398 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 |
| Cortex-A73 and 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 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 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 (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 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 |
| 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
Galaxy A8 Star has a score of 82.1, which is a little bit better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s 76.5 score. These devices include the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System). Although the Galaxy A8 Star is older and just a little heavier than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), it's body is still just a little bit thinner.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a screen that is just as good as Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s display, although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a little smaller screen, a little lower 1080 x 2220px resolution and a little worse pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has more RAM.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a greater memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a little better battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3700mAh.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a bit better camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a larger camera aperture and a much higher (4K) video definition.
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