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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-06-21 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.27 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Blue Void, Charcoal Ink and Silver Ray | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 570 Gold, 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 | |
| 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 + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.33 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM 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 Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is much better than OnePlus Nord CE 5G, with a score of 82.1 against 72.3. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version and OnePlus Nord CE 5G has Android 11 version, providing you some extra features and performance tweaks. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's construction is a little thinner than OnePlus Nord CE 5G, but it is heavier and was released 3 years before.
The OnePlus Nord CE 5G has a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a just a little more pixels per inch in the display, a little bit larger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. Galaxy A8 Star has more memory to install applications and games than OnePlus Nord CE 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 400 GB.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a processing unit that is just as good as the processor in OnePlus Nord CE 5G, both of them have a 6 GB RAM and the same number of cores. The OnePlus Nord CE 5G counts with better battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 22% bigger battery capacity. The OnePlus Nord CE 5G features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light photos and videos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the OnePlus Nord CE 5G also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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