What is the difference between Strings vs. Char arrays? Technology Community › Category: Data Structures › What is the difference between Strings vs. Char arrays? 0 Vote Up Vote Down VietMX Staff asked 4 years ago Char arrays: Static-sized Fast access Few built-in methods to manipulate strings A char array doesn’t define a data type Strings: Slower access Define a data type Dynamic allocation More built-in functions to support string manipulations