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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-12-23 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.69 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Silver | Black and White |
| Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2790 x 1188 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 + 10.70 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.67 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is better than Huawei P50 Pocket, getting an 82.1 score against 73.4. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star construction is notably older, just a little heavier and just a little bit thicker than the Huawei P50 Pocket. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Huawei P50 Pocket counts with HarmonyOS operating system.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with a little sharper display than Huawei P50 Pocket, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a just a little lower pixel quantity per inch in the display and a little lower 1080 x 2220 resolution. The Galaxy A8 Star features a much more powerful CPU than Huawei P50 Pocket, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 cores.
The Huawei P50 Pocket has a greater storage for applications and games than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei P50 Pocket has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low light photography and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Huawei P50 Pocket also counts with a back camera with much more megapixels.
Huawei P50 Pocket features just a bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3700mAh.
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