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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-05-26 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Black and White |
| Glass; metal | Glass and Metal |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 8.12 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
Galaxy A8 Star is better than Xperia Z3+, getting a general score of 82.1 against 73.7. These phones use Android OS, but the Galaxy A8 Star has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Xperia Z3+ has Android 5.0 version. Although Galaxy A8 Star is a lot newer than the Xperia Z3+, it is a lot heavier and a little thicker.
Galaxy A8 Star features a faster processing unit than Xperia Z3+, because it has more cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Xperia Z3+ counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the display.
Sony Xperia Z3+ shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Sony Xperia Z3+ also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor and a back facing camera with a lot higher 20.7 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z3+, because it has 32 GB more internal memory and an external memory slot that allows up to 400 GB. Galaxy A8 Star features superior battery life than Xperia Z3+, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity.
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