Versions: A8 Star (Global, SEA, South Korea); A9 Star (China)
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| Network |
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| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
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| Launch |
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| Announced | 2018, June |
| Status | Available. Released 2018, June |
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| Body |
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| 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 | Front/back glass, aluminum frame |
| SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| - Samsung Pay |
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| Display for Samsung Galaxy A8 Star |
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| Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| 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) |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| - Samsung Experience 9.0 UX |
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| Platform |
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| OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) |
| GPU | Adreno 512 |
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| Memory |
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| Card slot | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| Internal | 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM |
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| Main Camera |
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| Dual | 24 MP, f/1.7
16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF |
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps |
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| Selfie camera |
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| Single | 24 MP, f/2.0 |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
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| Sound |
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| Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Dolby Atmos sound (headphones only) |
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| Comms |
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| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
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| Features |
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| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| - Fast battery charging 9V/1.67A
- ANT+ support
- MP4/WMV/H.265 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer |
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| Battery |
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| Non-removable Li-Ion 3700 mAh battery |
