Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| 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), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.68 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star is just a bit better than the Galaxy S5 Plus, having a score of 82.1 against 78.1. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android OS, but Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S5 Plus has Android 4.4.2, providing the user some nice extra features and performance tweaks. Galaxy A8 Star is a incredibly newer and just a bit thinner cellphone than Galaxy S5 Plus, but it is a lot heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with an extra GPU. Galaxy S5 Plus features a more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 400 GB and 64 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor taking worse quality photos and videos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and a 16 MP back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a way larger aperture.
Galaxy A8 Star features superior battery life than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 32 percent more battery capacity.
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