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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2022-09-02 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.48 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Peach and White | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 399 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SM6375 (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 |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.2 inches (1/5") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is much better than Samsung Galaxy A23 5G, having an 82.1 score against 71.9. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's body is just a bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. Both phones we compare here have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has Android 12, providing you some nice extra features and optimized performance.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A23 5G, although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, a quite smaller display and a little bit lower screen pixels density. The Galaxy A8 Star has a much better memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A23 5G, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much faster processing unit than Galaxy A23 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has 2 GB more RAM. The Galaxy A8 Star captures slightly better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A23 5G, because although it has a camera with a lot worse 16 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a larger camera aperture.
The Galaxy A23 5G counts with longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
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