Samsung Galaxy A8 Star vs Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jul 02, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$611

Design

Dimensions
6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm	6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.74 oz / 191.0 g	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Black, Gold, Silver, Blue

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 80.77% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 78.16% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI	2560x1440px, 16:9 ratio, 518 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 512	Mali-T880 MP12
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3700 mAh, Li - Ion	3200 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps) Video calling
Front
24 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
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 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

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

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star Specs	Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition Review
User Reviews
	Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition User Reviews