Comparison of Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) and Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Comparison of Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) and Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) [S]ave

Attribute	Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) ×	Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) ×
General
Brand	Samsung	Samsung
Launch
Announced	2018-06-01	2017-12-01
Body
Width (mm)	7.6	8.3
Length (mm)	162.4	159.9
Height (mm)	77	75.7
Weight (g)	191	191
SIM	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
Front	Glass	Glass
Back	Glass	Glass
Frame	Aluminum	Aluminum
Network
Technology	CDMA GSM HSPA LTE	GSM HSPA LTE
2G bands	CDMA 800 & TD GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global 1, 3, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
Platform
OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset	Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)	Exynos 7885 (14 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Adreno 512	Mali-G71
Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	64GB 4GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM	32GB 4GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM
Display
Size (in)	6.3	6
Resolution (px)	1080 x 2220	1080 x 2220
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Display Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Battery
Type	Li-Ion	Li-Ion
Charging	Fast charging 15W	Fast charging 18W
Capcity (mAh)	3700	3500
Main Camera
Main Camera Type	Dual	Single
Main Camera Properties	16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF	16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF
Main Camera Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Main Camera Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Selfie Camera
Selfie Camera Type	Single	Dual
Selfie Camera Properties	24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm	16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm 8 MP, f/1.9, 1/4", 1.12µm
Selfie Camera Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS	+	+
NFC	+	+
Radio	FM radio	FM radio
USB	USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0
Sound
Loudspeaker	+	+
3.5mm jack	+	+
Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer compass gyro proximity	Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer barometer compass gyro proximity
Misc
Colors	Black White	Black blue gold orchid grey
Models	SM-G8850 SM-G885F SM-G885Y	SM-A730F
SAR EU Head (W/kg)	0.43	0.32
SAR EU Body (W/kg)	1.79	1.3
Talk time (h)	-	Up to 23 h (3G)
Music play (h)	-	73