Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

Platform

GPU
Adreno 512
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI

Memory

 
eMMC 5.1
 
Internal
64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Main Camera

Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Dual
24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF
16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF

Selfie camera

Video
1080p@30fps
Single
24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm

Display

 
Samsung Experience 9 UX
 
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)
Size
6.3 inches, 100.7 cm2 (~80.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
Super AMOLED

Body

SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Weight
191 g (6.74 oz)
Dimensions
162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm (6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 in)

Battery

Charging
Fast charging 15W
Type
Li-Ion 3700 mAh, non-removable

Sound

3.5mm jack
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes

Features

 
ANT+
Samsung Pay
 
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Misc

Price
About 350 EUR
SAR EU
0.43 W/kg (head)     1.79 W/kg (body)    
Models
SM-G885F, SM-G8850, SM-G885Y, SM-G885S, SM-G8858
Colors
Black, White

Comms

USB
USB Type-C 2.0
Radio
FM radio
NFC
Yes
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Launch

Status
Available. Released 2018, June
Announced
2018, June

Network

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
 
1, 3, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
 
4G bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
 
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
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