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| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-13 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 107.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, having a overall score of 79.2 against 73.1. The Galaxy A8 (2018) body is a bit thinner and a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, although they were released only 6 months apart. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a much better display than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2220, a quite larger display and a much better display density.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a bit better camera than Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a back-facing camera with a better resolution.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 32 GB more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy J7 Star has a little longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 10% larger battery size.
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