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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-07-04 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star has a score of 82.1, which is better than the Galaxy J5 (2017)'s 71.8 general score. Galaxy A8 Star is a newer and just a little bit thinner phone than Galaxy J5 (2017), but it is somewhat heavier. The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a better looking display than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a bigger display, a better number of pixels per display inch and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2220px.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has more RAM memory. The Galaxy A8 Star takes better pictures and videos than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a camera with more mega-pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much better storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 400 GB. Galaxy A8 Star features better battery life than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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