Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-09-21 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is much better than the Xperia XA1 Plus's 73.7 general score. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A8 Star has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version, so it provides a couple nice extra features and better performance. The Galaxy A8 Star design is newer and somewhat thinner than the Xperia XA1 Plus's, but it is also a little heavier.
The Galaxy A8 Star's CPU is just as good as the Xperia XA1 Plus one, and although the Galaxy A8 Star has more RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Xperia XA1 Plus has just a bit better display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater count of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB and 64 GB internal memory. Galaxy A8 Star has just a bit better camera than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a back camera with a much worse 16 mega-pixels resolution and a smaller back-facing camera sensor giving a worse image quality, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light captures and video and a way better (4K) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has just a little better battery duration than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a 3700mAh battery size against 3430mAh.
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