Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 13 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2023-05-18 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.56 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black and White | Coffee Black and Snow White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SM7450-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 644 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | -- |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star has a score of 82.1, which is a bit better than HTC U23 Pro's 77.8 global score. Both devices in this comparison review work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version and HTC U23 Pro has Android 13, so it gives lots of additional features and performance tweaks. Galaxy A8 Star's body is somewhat thinner and a little lighter than HTC U23 Pro, even though it was released many years before.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with a little more vivid screen than HTC U23 Pro, although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, a quite lower pixels count in each screen inch and a quite smaller display. HTC U23 Pro features a bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a really superior processing power than HTC U23 Pro, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. HTC U23 Pro has greater battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 24% bigger battery size. Galaxy A8 Star counts with a slightly better camera than HTC U23 Pro, although it has a lot less megapixels camera.
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