Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 79.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 14 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2024-03-11 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Exynos 1380 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G68 MP5 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.12 |
| 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 | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.51 inches (1/1.96") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 11.44 |
| 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 Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 is just a bit better than the Galaxy A35 5G, getting a overall score of 82.1 against 79.4. Both phones in this review use Android OS, but the Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A35 5G has Android 14 version. Galaxy A8 Star's body is a bit thinner and a little bit lighter than the Galaxy A35 5G, although it was released 6 years before.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much faster processing unit than Galaxy A35 5G. Both have 6 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a just a little lower count of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a bit bigger screen.
The Samsung Galaxy A35 5G counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G also counts with a lot higher 50 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor taking way better quality photographs and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A35 5G, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G counts with better battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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