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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 general score. Although Galaxy A8 Star is somewhat heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), it's a little bit thinner and also newer. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a higher amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a quite higher pixel number in each screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a superior memory for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 400 GB and 32 GB more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a same resolution camera, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a larger camera aperture to take better low-light photography and video and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Galaxy A8 Star has greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 23 percent greater battery size.
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