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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-03-19 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.13 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| $ 151.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7884 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is better than the Galaxy A10's score of 72.3. Even though Samsung Galaxy A8 Star and Galaxy A10 were released only 7 months apart, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star construction is somewhat heavier but just a little bit thinner than Galaxy A10. Both devices in this review include Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A10 has Android 11.
Galaxy A8 Star features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A10, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy A8 Star features a sharper display than Galaxy A10, because it has a bit larger screen, more pixels per inch of display and a lot higher 1080 x 2220 resolution.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a better storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A10, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that admits 112 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Galaxy A8 Star counts with just a little bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A10, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy A8 Star takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy A10, because it has a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking better quality photos and videos, a way higher 3840x2160 video quality, a bigger camera aperture and a higher resolution back-facing camera.
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