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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-04-10 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.80 x 2.74 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 296 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 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 |
| 3 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 + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star is better than Galaxy A20e, getting an 82.1 score against 74.2. Although Galaxy A8 Star and the Galaxy A20e were only released with a couple months difference, the Galaxy A8 Star construction is a little bit thinner but also extremely heavier. Both of these phones use the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system).
The Galaxy A8 Star has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A20e, because it has a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2220, a better screen density and a little larger display. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a bit better performance than Galaxy A20e, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has 3 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a quite bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A20e, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits 112 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A20e, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A20e, because it has a back-facing camera with a higher resolution, a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better captures in low light situations.
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