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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-03-12 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 311 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 the Galaxy XCover 5, with an 82.1 score against 78.1. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A8 Star has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11 version. Galaxy A8 Star is a older and a little bit heavier cellphone than the Galaxy XCover 5, but Samsung managed to build it thinner anyway.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has 2 GB more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, a greater screen density and a larger screen.
Galaxy XCover 5 has a quite bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has a SD extension slot that holds up to 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a slightly better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a 16 MP resolution camera, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a bigger aperture for better low-light images and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
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