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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-01-05 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.87 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gray and Red | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 185.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 8.12 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star is slightly better than LG G Flex 2, with a overall score of 82.1 against 75.2. The Galaxy A8 Star is a newer and somewhat thinner cellphone than LG G Flex 2, although it is a lot heavier. These phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy A8 Star has the newer 9.0 Pie version while LG G Flex 2 has Android 5.0.
LG G Flex 2 features a sharper screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. LG G Flex 2 has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has 3 GB lesser RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the LG G Flex 2 also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and a graphics processor.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than LG G Flex 2, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 400 GB and 64 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a superior camera than LG G Flex 2, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a back-facing camera with more MP.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has better battery lifetime than LG G Flex 2, because it has a 3700mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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