Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-04-10 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black,Deep blue and Red | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 268 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 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 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/1.90 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-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 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
The Galaxy A8 Star has a global score of 82.1, which is a bit better than Galaxy A20's score of 74.7. Even though Galaxy A8 Star and Galaxy A20 were released with only a couple months difference, the Galaxy A8 Star design is heavier but a little bit thinner than Galaxy A20. Both devices in this comparison come with Android OS, but the Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A20 has Android 11 version, so it counts with lots of additional features and performance optimizations.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A20, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1080 x 2220 and a greater pixels count in each screen inch.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A20, because it has a back facing camera with more mega pixels, a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a larger diafragm aperture. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A20, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 400 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with more internal memory.
Galaxy A20 counts with just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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