Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-08-18 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and Blue. White | 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 |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 better than the Galaxy A03s, having an 82.1 score against 74. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A03s has Android 11, so it provides the user some additional features and performance improvements. The Galaxy A8 Star is an notably older cellphone than Galaxy A03s, but it is thinner and just a little bit lighter anyway.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A03s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display density and a way better resolution of 1080 x 2220. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a much bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A03s, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 400 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's processor is very similar to the Galaxy A03s one, and although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a larger amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy A8 Star has a superior camera than Galaxy A03s, because it has a much better video definition, a much bigger aperture and a better resolution back camera.
The Galaxy A03s has superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
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