Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2022-01-10 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star is much better than the Galaxy A03, with an 82.1 score against 72.4. Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Galaxy A03 counts with Android OS. Galaxy A8 Star features a brighter display than Galaxy A03, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a lot better 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with much more storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A03, because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A03, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A03 has longer battery performance than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3700mAh. The Galaxy A8 Star shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A03, because although it has a way worse 16 megapixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.