Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-04-27 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 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
The Galaxy A8 Star is a little bit better than Huawei P20, getting a overall score of 82.1 against 78.1. The Galaxy A8 Star body has the same thickness than the Huawei P20, but it's heavier. Both phones in this comparison review include the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system), so both of them should provide the user identical OS features.
Huawei P20 has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater pixels count in each inch in the display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels. Huawei P20 and Samsung Galaxy A8 Star have quite similar processing units, and although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a larger amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Galaxy A8 Star's camera is very similar to the Huawei P20 one, because although the Galaxy A8 Star has a tinier sensor capturing worse quality videos and photos, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, it also counts with a way higher resolution camera and a larger camera aperture for better low-light images and video.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a bigger storage for apps and games than Huawei P20, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 400 GB. The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit superior battery performance than Huawei P20, because it has a 3700mAh battery size against 3400mAh.
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