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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| 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 MSM8974-AC 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/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.79 | 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 |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
The Galaxy A8 Star is a bit better than Galaxy S5 Sport, having a general score of 82.1 against 77.8. The Galaxy A8 Star design is incredibly newer and thinner than Galaxy S5 Sport's, but it's heavier. Both of these devices include Android OS, but the Galaxy A8 Star has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S5 Sport has Android 4.4.2 version, offering a lot of extra features and some performance improvements.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has lesser RAM memory and 4 less CPU cores , it also counts with an extra graphics processor. Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a bit better pixel quantity in each inch in the display.
Galaxy A8 Star has a bit better camera than Galaxy S5 Sport, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor capturing lower quality images and videos, and they both have the same video frame rates, a camera in the back with a 16 megapixels and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a lot bigger aperture to capture better low light captures.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a way bigger storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 48 GB more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that holds up to 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has greater battery life than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity.
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