Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2022-04-22 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.29 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 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 |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 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 Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
The Galaxy A8 Star is slightly better than Galaxy A33 5G, with an 82.1 score against 77.8. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS, but Galaxy A8 Star has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A33 5G has Android 12 version. Galaxy A8 Star's design is a little bit thinner than Galaxy A33 5G, but it is a little bit heavier and was released 4 years before.
The Galaxy A8 Star features a little sharper display than Galaxy A33 5G, although it has a quite smaller screen, a little worse pixel density and a quite lower 1080 x 2220px resolution. The Galaxy A8 Star features an extremely better processing unit than Galaxy A33 5G. Both of them have 6 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A33 5G features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB and more internal memory capacity. Galaxy A33 5G has superior battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy A8 Star captures a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A33 5G, because although it has a much worse 16 MP resolution camera, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better captures and video in low-light situations.
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