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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 5.1 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2015-10-01 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.28 x 3.12 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Brown and White |
| Glass and Metal | Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 285.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 418 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 120 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is a little bit better than the LG V10's 78.6 overall score. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version and LG V10 has Android 5.1, so it gives you a couple nice extra features and improved performance. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star design is newer, a bit lighter and thinner than LG V10.
LG V10 has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels amount in each screen inch and a better 2560 x 1440 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a more powerful processor than LG V10, because it has 7 more cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
The LG V10 has a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the LG V10 also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. LG V10 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and a 16 mega pixels resolution back camera, the LG V10 also counts with a bigger back camera sensor which provides a better image and video quality and faster 120 fps video frame rates.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features improved battery lifetime than LG V10, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity.
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