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| Global Score | |
| 79.4 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2024-03-11 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1380 (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 |
| Mali-G68 MP5 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.51 inches (1/1.96") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.44 | 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 Nano SIM Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is a bit better than Galaxy A35 5G, with a general score of 82.1 against 79.4. Both devices we compare here come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A35 5G has Android 14 version, so it provides the user a couple additional features and enhanced performance. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's construction is just a bit lighter and just a little thinner than Galaxy A35 5G, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features an extremely better processing unit than Galaxy A35 5G. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cpu cores. The Galaxy A35 5G has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite lower display density, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little bit larger display.
The Galaxy A35 5G features a better camera than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy A35 5G also counts with a way better resolution back facing camera and a way bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A35 5G, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A35 5G has longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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