Samsung Galaxy A8 Star vs Samsung Galaxy A13 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Dec 02, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	$249

Design

Dimensions
6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm	6.48 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches 164.5 x 76.5 x 8.8 mm
Weight
6.74 oz (191.0 g)	6.88 oz (195.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Black

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 80.77% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.06% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 90Hz
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V/ZA (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2× 2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6× 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 512	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
3700 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm
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	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
24 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	Yes
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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n66, n77, SA, NSA, Sub-6, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	No
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Head: 0.43 W/kg Body: 1.73 W/kg

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