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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-07-29 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.25 x 2.87 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2700 x 1228 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 680 Prime Core, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a global score of 82.1, which is a bit better than Huawei P50 Pro's overall score of 80. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Huawei P50 Pro comes with HarmonyOS OS. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's body is just a little bit lighter and a little thinner than the Huawei P50 Pro, although it was released 3 years before.
The Huawei P50 Pro has a little sharper display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a just a bit better pixels amount per display inch, a little bit higher 1228 x 2700px resolution and a quite larger screen. The Huawei P50 Pro counts with a better memory for games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage.
The Huawei P50 Pro has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei P50 Pro also has more RAM. Huawei P50 Pro counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4360mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star takes slightly better photos and videos than Huawei P50 Pro, because although it has a lot less MP resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger aperture.
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