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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 12, 11 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2021-12-03 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.48 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V/ZA (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 10.34 |
| 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, Dual 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 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a general score of 82.1, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A13 5G's overall score of 82.1. Both of these phones use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy A13 5G has Android 12. Although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is way older than Samsung Galaxy A13 5G, it's body is thinner and a bit lighter.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A13 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better screen pixels density and a way better resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a bit better performance than Galaxy A13 5G, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a larger amount of RAM.
Galaxy A13 5G counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A13 5G also counts with a way higher 50 MP resolution back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A13 5G, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 400 GB. Galaxy A13 5G has superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 3700mAh.
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