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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-04-16 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 a global score of 82.1, which is much better than the Huawei P9's 72.9 global score. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's body is newer than Huawei P9's, but it is a little bit thicker and heavier. Huawei P9 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei P9, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB. Huawei P9 features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, although it has 3 GB less RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit better camera than Huawei P9, because it has a way higher video definition, a much better 16 megapixels resolution back camera, a bigger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a much larger aperture to take better low-light photos. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has longer battery performance than Huawei P9, because it has a 3700mAh battery size.
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