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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-08-21 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black and White |
| Glass and Metal | 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 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a general score of 82.1, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note5's score of 80.2. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is a heavier phone than the Galaxy Note5, but both have the same thickness. Galaxy A8 Star has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a greater amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a greater display pixels density. Galaxy A8 Star has a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 23% more battery size. Samsung Galaxy Note5 and Samsung Galaxy A8 Star both count with extremely similar cameras, because although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a smaller back camera sensor shooting worse quality videos and images, and they both have a back facing camera with a 16 mega-pixels, the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rates, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better photos and video in poorly lited environments.
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