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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.19 | 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 |
| 10.23 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star is much better than Lumia 950, having a score of 82.1 against 74.1. Although the Galaxy A8 Star is much heavier than the Lumia 950, it's a little thinner and much newer. Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Lumia 950 counts with Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
Galaxy A8 Star features a better performance than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has more RAM and a larger number of cores. The Lumia 950 counts with a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440px resolution and a better display pixel density.
The Lumia 950 captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Lumia 950 also counts with a larger sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs and a more megapixels back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a very superior memory for games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has 32 GB more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB. Galaxy A8 Star has longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a 23 percent greater battery capacity.
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