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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-27 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 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 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full 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 | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.28 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 is a bit better than the Galaxy A8 Star, having an 82.6 score against 82.1. Even though Xperia 1 is a bit thicker than the Galaxy A8 Star, it's just a bit lighter and also newer. The Xperia 1 counts with a better display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a little bit bigger display, a way higher resolution of 1644 x 3840px and a way greater number of pixels per display inch.
Sony Xperia 1 has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A8 Star. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM and 8 processing cores. The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a slightly better camera than Xperia 1, because although it has a tinier sensor offering a worse image quality and a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video resolution, the Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a back camera with a lot higher resolution and faster 30 fps video frame rates.
Xperia 1 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has more internal storage and a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has just a little better battery life than Xperia 1, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity.
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