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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-04-05 | 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 |
| Amber sunrise, Aurora, Black and Breathing crystal | Black and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is just a bit better than Huawei P30 Pro's score of 82.1. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star design is just a little bit lighter and just a bit thinner than the Huawei P30 Pro, even when they were released with only a couple of months difference.
The Huawei P30 Pro counts with just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a little greater pixel number per screen inch, a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little bit larger screen. The Galaxy A8 Star counts with more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P30 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports up to 400 GB.
Huawei P30 Pro has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A8 Star. They have a Octa-Core processor and 6 GB of RAM. Huawei P30 Pro features a better camera than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Huawei P30 Pro also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a way higher photo and video quality, a larger diafragm aperture to take better photos and video in low light situations and a way higher resolution back facing camera.
The Huawei P30 Pro counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4200mAh battery size against 3700mAh.
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