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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 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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 is a little bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a overall score of 82.1 against 75.8. Galaxy A8 Star's design is newer and a bit thinner than Galaxy A7 (2017)'s, but it is also a bit heavier. Galaxy A8 Star features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little bit higher 1080 x 2220 resolution, a little bit bigger screen and a just a little higher pixels count per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has 3 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a camera in the back with a 16 mega-pixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better captures and videos in poorly lited situations.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a very superior memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 400 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 3700mAh battery size.
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