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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.87 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 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 |
| 8.36 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star is much better than the LG X Mach, getting a overall score of 82.1 against 73.5. The Galaxy A8 Star design is much heavier but thinner than LG X Mach. Galaxy A8 Star has a little better performance than LG X Mach, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and 2 more processing cores.
The LG X Mach has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per display inch and a better 1440 x 2560px resolution. The Galaxy A8 Star has a better camera than LG X Mach, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a camera in the back with a much better resolution.
LG X Mach has more memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB. Galaxy A8 Star counts with superior battery performance than LG X Mach, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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