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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Vivo |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2021-09-30 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Black and White | Aurora Down and Cosmic black |
| Glass and Metal | Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2376 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 395 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A78, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 16.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is a bit better than vivo X70 Pro's global score of 78.3. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A8 Star has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while vivo X70 Pro has Android 11 version, so it counts with some nice extra features and increased performance. Although the Galaxy A8 Star is a lot older and a bit heavier than vivo X70 Pro, it's design is still just a bit thinner.
The vivo X70 Pro features a little faster CPU than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the vivo X70 Pro also has 6 GB more RAM memory. The vivo X70 Pro features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a little bit better quantity of pixels per inch in the display, a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2376 and a bit bigger display.
Vivo X70 Pro has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and a same size aperture, the vivo X70 Pro also has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor which offers a much higher image and video quality, better video frame rates and a back camera with a much higher 50 megapixels resolution.
The vivo X70 Pro features more memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The vivo X70 Pro features greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 20 percent greater battery capacity.
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