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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-20 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, having an 84.2 score against 82.1. The Galaxy A7 (2018) design has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, but it's lighter. Galaxy A8 Star counts with a processor that is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) one, they have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2220 resolution, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a quite better screen density. The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 12% greater battery size. Galaxy A8 Star takes clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a camera with a way worse 16 MP resolution, and they both have a same size aperture and the same back camera sensor size, the Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a way higher video resolution.
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