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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | HarmonyOS 3 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2022-10-20 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.36 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Purple and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1224 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 442 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 10.01 | 8.8 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4460mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star is a bit better than Huawei Mate 50E, having a global score of 82.1 against 78.9. The Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Huawei Mate 50E has HarmonyOS 3 OS. The Galaxy A8 Star design is a little bit thinner and just a bit lighter than the Huawei Mate 50E, even though it was released many years before.
The Huawei Mate 50E counts with just a bit better performance than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 50E also has 2 GB more RAM. The Huawei Mate 50E counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a bit higher screen density, a little larger display and a bit higher 1224 x 2700 pixels resolution.
The Galaxy A8 Star takes much clearer photos and videos than Huawei Mate 50E, although it has a smaller aperture and a back-facing camera with a much worse 16 mega pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a quite bigger storage to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 50E, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 400 GB.
The Huawei Mate 50E features longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 21% bigger battery size.
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