Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.6 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-05-16 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 342.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 502 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S10 5G is much better than Galaxy A8 Star, with a 93.6 score against 82.1. Galaxy S10 5G's construction is just a little bit thicker and just a little heavier than Galaxy A8 Star. Both phones we are comparing include Android OS, but the Galaxy S10 5G has an older 11 version and Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a quite bigger display, more pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 3040 pixels. Galaxy S10 5G counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy S10 5G also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy S10 5G takes a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a worse video quality and a back-facing camera with way less MP, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photography and video and a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G features a better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G features improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
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