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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-27 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
The Galaxy A8 Star has a general score of 82.1, which is slightly better than the Galaxy S7's 79.5 overall score. The Galaxy A8 Star design is newer and just a little bit thinner, but much heavier than the Galaxy S7. The Samsung Galaxy S7 features a lot better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and more pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB. The Galaxy A8 Star features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and 4 more 2.2 gigahertz processing cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor which offers a worse image and video quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same video frame rate and a same size aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a way higher 16 mega pixels resolution camera.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a 3700mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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