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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 6.74 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 (4K) 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, having an 82.1 score against 80.9. Both of these devices work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A8 Star has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has Android 5.0, so it provides you a couple additional features and performance enhancements.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a way better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher display pixel density and a better 2560 x 1440 resolution. The Galaxy S6 Active has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64 bits CPU and an additional graphics processing unit.
The Galaxy A8 Star has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a smaller sensor which gives a lower photo and video quality, and they both have a 16 mega pixels resolution camera, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light images.
Galaxy A8 Star features a much bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has more internal memory. Galaxy A8 Star features just a bit better battery life than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 3700mAh battery size against 3500mAh.
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