Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-27 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black and White | Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 416 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 9.13 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star is just a bit better than the Huawei P Smart (2020), with a general score of 82.1 against 77.5. Both phones we are comparing here come with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System). Despite of the fact the Galaxy A8 Star is older and somewhat heavier than Huawei P Smart (2020), it's design is still a bit thinner.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with just a bit better processing power than Huawei P Smart (2020), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A8 Star also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Huawei P Smart (2020) counts with a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit better quantity of pixels per display inch and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a little bit better camera than Huawei P Smart (2020), because it has a bigger aperture, a more MP camera and a lot better (4K) video quality. Huawei P Smart (2020) features a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features just a bit better battery duration than Huawei P Smart (2020), because it has a 9% larger battery size.
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