Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-27 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black and White | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and 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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| 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 | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is a little bit better than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), having a general score of 82.1 against 76.5. These phones use the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system), so both should provide you very similar OS features. Even though Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is older and just a little heavier than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), it's construction is still a little thinner.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with just a little better performance than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has more RAM memory. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a display that's just as good as the Galaxy A8 Star one, although the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a just a little higher screen density, a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2310 and a quite bigger display.
The Galaxy A8 Star features a little bit better camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have a 16 mega-pixels camera in the back, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a larger camera aperture to take better photos and video in low-light situations and a way higher video quality. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits 144 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a bit superior battery performance than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has an 8% bigger battery capacity.
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