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| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-09-20 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.02 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Glacier and Obsidian | Black and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 540.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2688 x 1892 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4449mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is a little bit better than the Galaxy A8 Star, having an 85.3 score against 82.1. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 body is newer and noticeably thinner, but notably heavier than Galaxy A8 Star. Both of these phones have Android OS, but Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has the previous 11 version and Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features just a bit better performance than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a bit better display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a much larger screen, a way higher 1892 x 2688 pixels resolution and a little better pixel count per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a quite bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features better battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 20% more battery size.
The Galaxy A8 Star's camera is just as good as the camera in Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because although the Galaxy A8 Star has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a lot better 16 MP resolution back facing camera.
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