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| Global Score | |
| 76 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-04-02 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Arctic Sky, Astral Black and Winter Mist | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 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 |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 OnePlus 9, getting an 82.1 score against 76. Both devices in this review use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version while OnePlus 9 has Android 11, providing a couple additional features. The Galaxy A8 Star design is just a little lighter and thinner than OnePlus 9, even though it was released 3 years before.
OnePlus 9 has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400, a just a little higher pixels amount in each display inch and a bit larger screen. The OnePlus 9 features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the OnePlus 9 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than OnePlus 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 400 GB. OnePlus 9 counts with greater battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
The OnePlus 9 captures a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a way more megapixels back facing camera, a way higher video quality and a much larger back camera sensor.
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