Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2020-06-03 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black and White | Aurora, Black and Silver frost |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.66 |
| 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 | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Huawei P30 Pro New Edition is a little bit better than the Galaxy A8 Star, getting a score of 85.9 against 82.1. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition is a newer cellphone than the Galaxy A8 Star, although it's just a little bit thicker and just a little bit heavier. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has the older 10 version while Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition features a bit sharper display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution, a little bit better pixels amount per inch in the screen and a little bigger screen. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition features more memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition counts with a little faster processor than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also has a larger amount of RAM. The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition counts with just a little bit longer battery life than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition takes much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also has a way bigger sensor providing a much higher image quality, a bigger camera aperture and a back camera with a way higher resolution.
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