Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2018-08-27 | 2018-01-09 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 392 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime, having an 82.1 score against 76.9. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's body is somewhat heavier but a bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime, and both of them were only released with a couple of months difference. Both of these phones have the same Android 9.0 Pie OS, so both of them should count with the same OS features.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a larger amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime, because although it has a just a little lower screen density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a quite larger screen.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy On7 Prime, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A8 Star also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 400 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
The Galaxy A8 Star takes a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy On7 Prime, because it has a camera with more mega-pixels, a bigger camera aperture, a lot better 3840x2160 video definition and a larger back-facing camera sensor.
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