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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

6.3"

1080x2220 pixels

24MP

2160p

4/6RAM

Snapdragon 660

3700mAh

15W

Launch

Announced

2018, June

Status

Available. Released 2018, June

Body

Dimensions

162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm (6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 in)

Weight

191 g (6.74 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display

Type

Super AMOLED

Size

6.3 inches, 100.7 cm2 (~80.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)

Protection

N/A

Nits

N/A

Platform

Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)

GPU

Adreno 512

Memory

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM

Main Camera

Main

24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Selfie camera

Single

24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm

Features

N/A

Video

1080p@30fps

Sound

speaker

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

Comms

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes

Radio

FM radio

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

USB

USB Type-C 2.0

Network

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G bands

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

4G bands

1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global

5G bands

1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps

Battery

Type

Li-Ion 3700 mAh, non-removable

Charging

15W wired

Misc

Colors

Black, White

Models

SM-G885F, SM-G8850, SM-G885Y, SM-G885S, SM-G8858

SAR

N/A

SAR EU

0.43 W/kg (head) 1.79 W/kg (body)

Price

About 350 EUR