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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2022-04-04 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, having an 82.1 score against 78.7. Both of these devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has Android 12, providing you a lot of extra features and performance improvements. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is an notably older cellphone than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, but Samsung was able to build it lighter and somewhat thinner anyway.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2220 resolution, a little bit less pixels per inch of screen and a little smaller screen. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a greater memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a way better hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for taking pictures and/or video in low light environments and a tinier back camera sensor capturing worse quality photographs and videos, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with a lot more mega pixels camera in the back and higher video frame rates.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 26 percent more battery size.
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