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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-11-12 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Meteor grey | Black and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.98 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 a little bit better than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, getting a global score of 82.1 against 80.3. Galaxy A8 Star's design is lighter and somewhat thinner than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, despite of the fact that it was released 2 years before. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version while Nokia 8 V 5G UW has Android 10.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star and Nokia 8 V 5G UW both feature really similar processing units, both have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processing unit. Nokia 8 V 5G UW and Galaxy A8 Star have incredibly similar displays, because although the Galaxy A8 Star has a bit smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220, it also counts with a quite higher pixels count per inch in the screen.
Nokia 8 V 5G UW has a bigger memory for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Nokia 8 V 5G UW counts with superior battery life than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
Nokia 8 V 5G UW shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video definition, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and photos, faster video frame rate and a lot better 64 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back.
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