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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-10-29 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.44 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.40 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Diamond gray | Black and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 400.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is better than the TCL 10 5G UW, with a score of 82.1 against 73.5. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version and TCL 10 5G UW has Android 10 version. Even though Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is older than TCL 10 5G UW, it's body is just a little lighter and thinner.
The TCL 10 5G UW has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star. Both have a 6 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core CPU. The TCL 10 5G UW counts with a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a just a bit greater pixels amount in each display inch, a quite bigger display and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
TCL 10 5G UW counts with a bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has an external memory card slot that holds up to 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The TCL 10 5G UW has better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 22 percent larger battery capacity.
The TCL 10 5G UW takes better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the TCL 10 5G UW also counts with a back camera with lot more MP.
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