Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star has a general score of 82.1, which is slightly better than the Galaxy XCover Pro's 81 general score. Both devices in this comparison have Android operating system, but Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy XCover Pro has Android 11 version, providing you a couple nice extra features and better performance. Galaxy A8 Star is an older cellphone than the Galaxy XCover Pro, but Samsung managed to make it a lot thinner and lighter anyway.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a same size screen, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also has a little bit more pixels per inch of display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340. The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has a slightly better storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A8 Star and Galaxy XCover Pro have incredibly similar CPUs, and although the Galaxy XCover Pro has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. Galaxy XCover Pro features a bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 9 percent greater battery size. Galaxy A8 Star has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has a much lower 16 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, and they both have a F1.7 aperture, the Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a way higher image quality and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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