Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 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
The Galaxy A8 Star is slightly better than Galaxy S5 Active, having an 82.1 score against 75.6. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version. The Galaxy A8 Star is a newer and thinner cellphone than Galaxy S5 Active, although it's heavier.
Galaxy S5 Active counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory and lesser cores (but faster), it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Galaxy S5 Active counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little smaller display and a quite lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a very superior memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB and 48 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a better camera than Galaxy S5 Active. Both have the same (4K) video resolution, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rate.
The Galaxy A8 Star has superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity.
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