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| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-06-04 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.73 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Blue, Red and White | Black and White |
| Polycarbonate | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 585.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 8.47 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 199 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 a score of 82.1, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T's overall score of 72.2. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T has Android 4.3, offering some additional features and better performance. Although the Galaxy A8 Star is much heavier than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, it's somewhat thinner and also newer.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Galaxy S III AT&T counts with a bit better display than Galaxy A8 Star, although it has a just a little inferior pixel quantity per screen inch, a really smaller screen and a way worse 1280 x 720 pixels resolution.
Galaxy A8 Star takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a back camera with way more MP, a lot larger aperture to capture better images in low-light environments and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB and more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a superior battery duration than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity.
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