Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 12 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2022-07-01 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.51 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black and White | Deep Green, Light Blue and Orange Copper |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2408 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Exynos 850 (8 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 4000 MHz processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G52 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.99 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.35 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is slightly better than the Galaxy M13, getting an 82.1 score against 81.1. Both phones in this comparison review have Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy M13 has Android 12 version, so it counts with a couple additional features and better performance. Even though Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is notably older than the Galaxy M13, it's design is a little thinner and just a little lighter.
The Galaxy M13 features a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, although it has less RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. Samsung Galaxy M13 features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a bit bigger display, a slightly better 1080 x 2408 resolution and a little bit more pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy A8 Star features a little bit better camera than Galaxy M13, because although it has a back-facing camera with much less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and videos. Galaxy A8 Star features a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy M13, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
Galaxy M13 features longer battery performance than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
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