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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-09-29 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 has a score of 82.1, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Note4's overall score of 77.6. Galaxy A8 Star is a extremely newer and a little thinner cellphone than Galaxy Note4, but it is just a bit heavier. The Galaxy Note4 has a slightly better screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a better pixels quantity in each screen inch.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 400 GB and more internal storage capacity. Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy Note4, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Galaxy A8 Star has just a little better battery performance than Galaxy Note4, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity instead of 3220mAh. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star takes a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy Note4, because although it has a tinier camera sensor giving a lower image quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, a back-facing camera with a 16 megapixels resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a lot larger aperture to take better low-light captures and videos.
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