Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 13 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2023-05-09 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.34 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 SM7475-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 725 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Poco F5, with an 82.1 score against 78.2. Galaxy A8 Star is a much older and a little heavier phone than the Xiaomi Poco F5, but Samsung managed to make it just a little bit thinner anyway. These devices use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A8 Star has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Poco F5 has Android 13, providing you a couple nice extra features and enhanced performance.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much better performance than Xiaomi Poco F5, although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Xiaomi Poco F5 features a bit better screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a bit bigger screen, a just a bit greater pixel amount in each inch in the screen and a little higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Poco F5, because although it has a back-facing camera with much less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited environments. Xiaomi Poco F5 counts with a better memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage.
The Xiaomi Poco F5 counts with superior battery life than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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