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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-06-03 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Aurora, Black and Silver frost | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition is slightly better than Galaxy A8 Star, getting an 85.9 score against 82.1. These phones include Android OS, but the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has older 10 version and Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition is a newer phone than Galaxy A8 Star, but it is a little heavier and just a little bit thicker.
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition features just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a just a bit greater pixels density, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little bit bigger screen. The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has a bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition counts with a better camera than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also has a lot higher resolution back camera, a larger camera aperture to take better photography in low-light environments and a lot larger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs.
The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity against 3700mAh.
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