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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-04-15 | 2018-08-27 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Metal; metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 2000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 is much better than Huawei P8 Max, getting a score of 82.1 against 72.6. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's design is way newer and somewhat lighter than the Huawei P8 Max's, although it is just a little bit thicker. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Huawei P8 Max has Android 5.0 version.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a quite superior performance than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a higher number of faster cores and more RAM. The Huawei P8 Max counts with a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a little inferior pixels number per screen inch, it also counts with a little bigger display.
Galaxy A8 Star has a better storage for applications and games than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 400 GB. Galaxy A8 Star has a much better camera than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a camera in the back with more megapixels, a lot better video quality and a larger aperture.
The Huawei P8 Max counts with a little longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4360mAh of battery capacity.
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