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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-03-03 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Blue | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 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 + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 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 | |
| 3320mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 a bit better than Nokia 9 PureView, with an 82.1 score against 76.4. The Galaxy A8 Star body is just a little bit heavier but just a little thinner than Nokia 9 PureView, and both of them were only released with a couple months difference. Nokia 9 PureView counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star. They have 8 processing cores and a 6 GB RAM memory.
Nokia 9 PureView counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display and a better 1440 x 2880px resolution. The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a quite bigger storage for apps and games than Nokia 9 PureView, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has just a bit longer battery duration than Nokia 9 PureView, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity instead of 3320mAh. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star takes clearer pictures and videos than Nokia 9 PureView, and although they both have the same back camera sensor size, the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a bigger diafragm aperture and a lot higher 16 mega-pixels resolution camera.
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