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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2022-03-20 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black and White | Cocoa Tea Gold, Galaxy Blue, Obsidian Black and Snow White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1224 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| 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 + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.46 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
The Galaxy A8 Star has a score of 82.1, which is a bit better than the Huawei P50E's 79.3 general score. Galaxy A8 Star counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Huawei P50E counts with HarmonyOS 2 OS. Galaxy A8 Star is a notably older and a little bit heavier device than the Huawei P50E, but Samsung was able to build it a little bit thinner anyway.
Huawei P50E counts with a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P50E also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Huawei P50E features a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a bit greater pixels count per inch of screen, a little bit larger display and a little bit higher 1224 x 2700px resolution.
The Galaxy A8 Star takes clearer videos and photos than Huawei P50E, because although it has a camera with a much worse 16 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low light photos and videos. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a better storage for apps and games than Huawei P50E, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB.
The Huawei P50E has a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4100mAh battery size instead of 3700mAh.
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