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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 13 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2023-09-14 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.28 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Caneel Bay and Soothing Sea |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7030 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G610 MC3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| 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/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 11.77 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Galaxy A8 Star has a general score of 82.1, which is slightly better than the Motorola Edge 40 Neo's general score of 77. Both of these devices use Android OS, but the Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version while Motorola Edge 40 Neo has Android 13. Galaxy A8 Star is an extremely older and heavier cellphone than the Motorola Edge 40 Neo, but Samsung was able to make it a little thinner anyway.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a really superior performance than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, although it has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Motorola Edge 40 Neo features a much better display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a little larger display, a bit higher 1080 x 2400px resolution and a just a bit higher pixels quantity in each display inch.
The Motorola Edge 40 Neo captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Motorola Edge 40 Neo also counts with a much higher 50 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a way bigger camera sensor shooting much higher quality videos and photographs.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB. Motorola Edge 40 Neo features improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
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