Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Rose gold | Black and White |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a global score of 82.1, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy J7 Prime 2's 75.3 general score. Both devices in this comparison review use the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system), so they should give very similar operating system features. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is a just a bit thinner but heavier cellphone than the Galaxy J7 Prime 2.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because although it has a little bit lower pixel density, it also counts with a little bit bigger display and a little bit higher 1080 x 2220 resolution. Galaxy A8 Star has a bit better CPU than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy A8 Star also has 3 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy A8 Star shoots clearer photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a camera with a higher 16 mega-pixels resolution, a larger diafragm aperture for better photography and videos in low-light situations, a much better (4K) video quality and a bigger back camera sensor providing a better image quality.
The Galaxy A8 Star features a very superior memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has 32 GB more internal memory and an external memory card slot that supports up to 400 GB. Galaxy A8 Star has just a little bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a 12 percent larger battery size.
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