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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-02-12 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.22 x 3.22 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Gray, Red and White | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.22mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star is slightly better than the LG G Pro 2, with a score of 82.1 against 74.8. These phones have Android operating system, but Galaxy A8 Star has the newer 9.0 Pie version and LG G Pro 2 has Android 5.0 version. Galaxy A8 Star's body is extremely newer and just a bit thinner than the LG G Pro 2's, although it's a little bit heavier.
The Galaxy A8 Star's processor is just as good as the processing unit in LG G Pro 2, because although the Galaxy A8 Star has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and more cpu cores (but slower). LG G Pro 2 has a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, although it has a little lower pixels density, a quite smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a bit better camera than LG G Pro 2, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a bigger sensor taking better quality videos and photos, a back camera with more megapixels and a way larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photography and video.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than LG G Pro 2, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 400 GB and 32 GB more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a little better battery lifetime than LG G Pro 2, because it has a 3700mAh battery size.
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