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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2023-12-16 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Blue Black and Light Blue | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.45 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 9.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
Galaxy A8 Star has a score of 82.1, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G's global score of 77.4. Both phones in our current comparison have Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A8 Star has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy A15 5G has Android 14. The Galaxy A8 Star design is just a little lighter and just a bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
Galaxy A15 5G counts with a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a little bigger screen, a quite better display pixel density and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340. The Galaxy A15 5G has a much better storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a much more powerful CPU than Galaxy A15 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Galaxy A15 5G takes slightly better photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low-light images and video, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A15 5G also counts with a lot better resolution camera.
The Galaxy A15 5G features better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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