Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-04-21 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.32 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer 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 | 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 Galaxy A8 Star is slightly better than the nubia Red Magic 5G, having an 82.1 score against 75.7. Although the Galaxy A8 Star is older than nubia Red Magic 5G, it's construction is lighter and noticeably thinner. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A8 Star has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has more RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 5G has a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a just a bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a quite bigger screen.
Galaxy A8 Star features more storage capacity to install games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 400 GB. The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the nubia Red Magic 5G also counts with faster 60 fps video frame rate, a much larger back camera sensor taking way higher quality photographs and videos and a lot higher resolution back facing camera.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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