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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-01-06 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 the Galaxy A8 (2018), getting an 82.1 score against 79.2. The Galaxy A8 Star construction is a little bit thinner but just a little heavier than Galaxy A8 (2018), and both were released with only a few months difference. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2220px, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also counts with a just a little better screen pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a bit more storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a F1.7 camera aperture and a back-facing camera with a 16 mega-pixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a way better video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 3700mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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