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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-08-02 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium | Black and White |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 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
Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Note7's score of 79.5. Galaxy A8 Star's construction is noticeably newer and a bit thinner, but heavier than Galaxy Note7. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has more RAM memory and more cpu cores.
Samsung Galaxy Note7 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher count of pixels per screen inch and a better 1440 x 2560px resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because although it has a smaller sensor, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same aperture and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a back facing camera with a much higher resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note7, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
The Galaxy A8 Star features a bit superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity.
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