Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-08-27 | 2018-03-27 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 348.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2240 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 408 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 40.00 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 | 0.56 inches (1/1.78") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a global score of 82.1, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P20 Pro's 81.4 general score. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's construction is just a bit heavier but a little thinner than Huawei P20 Pro, and both of them were released only 5 months apart. These devices have Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P20 Pro has Android 10.
The Huawei P20 Pro has a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little greater pixels density and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2240. The Huawei P20 Pro has a little faster processor than Galaxy A8 Star. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with a greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB. Huawei P20 Pro features just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
The Huawei P20 Pro features a superior camera than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Huawei P20 Pro also counts with a much larger camera sensor providing a much higher image quality and a camera in the back with a lot higher 40 megapixels resolution.
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