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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 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 |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is a bit better than the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL's global score of 75. Even though Galaxy A8 Star is somewhat heavier than the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, it's just a bit thinner and much newer. Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL counts with Windows 10 Mobile OS.
The Lumia 950 XL has a much better display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixel amount in each inch in the screen and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a greater hardware performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores.
Lumia 950 XL has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for low light captures and video, and they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Lumia 950 XL also counts with a more mega-pixels camera and a bigger sensor which gives a better image and video quality.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB and 32 GB more internal memory. Galaxy A8 Star features a little longer battery life than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity.
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