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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-03-02 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star has a score of 82.1, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A30's overall score of 79.6. Galaxy A8 Star is a somewhat heavier cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A30, but both of them are equally thin. Galaxy A8 Star and Samsung Galaxy A30 both have incredibly similar displays, although the Galaxy A8 Star has a just a little lower pixels count per inch of screen, a little bit smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 2220px resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has more RAM memory. Galaxy A8 Star counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same back camera sensor size, a 16 megapixels resolution camera and a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A30 features a slightly better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A30 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A30 features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
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