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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 15 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-08-27 |
| -- | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 6.74 ounces |
| Crafted Black, Navy, Pink, Silver Shadow and White | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| -- | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 392 pixels per inch |
| 2600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.57") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star is a little bit better than the Galaxy Fold 7 (Rumored), having a overall score of 82.1 against 74.8. Both phones in this review come with Android operating system, but Galaxy A8 Star has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy Fold 7 (Rumored) has Android 15 version. The Galaxy A8 Star features a much better looking display than Galaxy Fold 7 (Rumored), although it has a little bit smaller display.
The Galaxy Fold 7 (Rumored) counts with a better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a much greater hardware performance than Galaxy Fold 7 (Rumored), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy Fold 7 (Rumored) has just a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 19 percent larger battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a camera that is very similar to the Galaxy Fold 7 (Rumored) one, because although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a lot less mega-pixels camera in the back and a lot tinier back-facing camera sensor capturing lot worse quality photos and videos, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos and videos.
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