Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2020-06-09 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black and White | Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Kirin 710F chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 4 x Cortex-A73 Based 2.2 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 Based 1.7 GHz, 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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star is slightly better than Huawei P smart S, getting an 82.1 score against 77.2. These devices come with Android operating system, but Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P smart S has Android 10 version. The Galaxy A8 Star construction is a bit thinner than the Huawei P smart S, although it's somewhat heavier and was released around 22 months before.
The Huawei P smart S counts with just a bit better screen than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Huawei P smart S also has a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen and a little higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. Galaxy A8 Star has a little bit better processing power than Huawei P smart S, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A8 Star also has more RAM memory.
Huawei P smart S counts with a quite bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has an external SD slot that admits up to 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A8 Star takes slightly better pictures and videos than Huawei P smart S, because although it has a back facing camera with a way worse 16 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Huawei P smart S counts with a bit superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has an 8% bigger battery size.
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