Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-08-27 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a global score of 82.1, which is a bit better than the Huawei P20's global score of 78.1. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star design has the same thickness than Huawei P20, but it's heavier. These devices have the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system), so they should count with all the same operating system features.
Huawei P20 has a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater pixel count in each display inch and a little higher 1080 x 2244 resolution. Huawei P20's processor is very similar to the Galaxy A8 Star one, and although the Huawei P20 has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a better memory to store more games and applications than Huawei P20, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 400 GB. The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
Huawei P20 counts with a camera that is very similar to the camera in Galaxy A8 Star, because although the Huawei P20 has a lower 3840x2160 video definition, a tinier aperture which is not good for taking pictures or video in low light environments and a much lower resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor.
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