Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 12 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2022-04-07 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.48 x 3.03 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 (6 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 MC4 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 | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.45 |
| 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a score of 82.1, which is a bit better than Galaxy M53 5G's 76.7 global score. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy M53 5G has Android 12 version. Even being the best in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's body is incredibly older, just a bit thicker and a bit heavier than Galaxy M53 5G.
Galaxy A8 Star has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy M53 5G, although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2220, a quite lower pixels density and a little smaller display. Galaxy A8 Star features a way better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M53 5G. Both have a 6 GB RAM memory and 8 CPU cores.
Galaxy A8 Star has a better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy M53 5G, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB. Galaxy M53 5G features improved battery life than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3700mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy M53 5G captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for taking images or videos in low light environments and a lot tinier back-facing camera sensor, it also counts with a way more megapixels camera.
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