Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-27 | 2019-10-05 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.43 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Green and Red |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 392 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53 (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 8.91 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star has a score of 82.1, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A20s's general score of 77. The Galaxy A8 Star is an older and a bit heavier cellphone than Galaxy A20s, but Samsung was able to build it a bit thinner anyway. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A8 Star has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A20s has Android 11, so it offers some extra features and a performance increase.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A20s, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has more RAM. Galaxy A8 Star counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A20s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better count of pixels per inch of display and a much higher 1080 x 2220 resolution.
The Galaxy A8 Star features a better camera than Galaxy A20s, because it has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing way higher quality videos and photographs, a more MP back camera, a larger camera aperture and a way higher video quality. Galaxy A20s features just a bit bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy A20s also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A20s has just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has an 8 percent larger battery size.
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