Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A8 Star Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm	6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm
Weight
6.74 oz / 191.0 g	6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue	Black, White

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 75.43% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 80.77% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Mali-G71	Adreno 512
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Polymer	3700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	24 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p	24 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 09, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA730F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.20 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg Phablet: 3.95 W/kg	Head: 0.43 W/kg Body: 1.73 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	4GB/32GB

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