Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-03-19 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 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 |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star is a bit better than Huawei P20 Lite, getting an 82.1 score against 75.4. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei P20 Lite has Android 8.0 Oreo version, so it gives some nice extra features and performance enhancements. Although the Galaxy A8 Star is better than Huawei P20 Lite, we must tell that it is also a notably heavier and just a little thicker cellphone.
Galaxy A8 Star and Huawei P20 Lite count with extremely similar processing units, and although the Galaxy A8 Star has a larger amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores. Huawei P20 Lite has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixel number per display inch and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2280px.
Galaxy A8 Star features slightly more memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has better battery lifetime than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a 23 percent larger battery size.
The Galaxy A8 Star takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have a camera in the back with a 16 mega-pixels resolution, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a way better video resolution and a way larger diafragm aperture for better photography and video in poorly lited environments.
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