Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-07-02 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.42 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 8.91 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Galaxy A8 Star has a global score of 82.1, which is better than the Galaxy A11's score of 73.3. Both phones in this comparison come with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A11 has Android 11 version. Even though the Galaxy A8 Star is older and just a bit heavier than the Galaxy A11, it's body is still a bit thinner.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A11, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater screen density and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2220. Galaxy A8 Star counts with a better memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A11, because although it has a SD card slot that holds 112 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A11, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A11 has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A11, because it has a back camera with a better 16 mega-pixels resolution, a much higher (4K) video quality and a bigger camera aperture.
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