Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 88.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2640 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 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 2860 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
Huawei P40 Pro has an overall score of 88.2, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A8 Star's score of 82.1. Huawei P40 Pro is a newer cellphone than Galaxy A8 Star, although it's somewhat thicker and a little bit heavier. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei P40 Pro has older 10 version while Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Huawei P40 Pro counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a quite better resolution of 1200 x 2640px, a little bit higher display pixels density and a little larger screen. The Huawei P40 Pro counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Huawei P40 Pro has a greater camera than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei P40 Pro also counts with a much bigger camera sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality, a camera in the back with a way higher 50 mega pixels resolution and better 60 frames per second video frame rate.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bigger memory to store more apps and games than Huawei P40 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 400 GB. The Huawei P40 Pro features just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
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