Samsung Galaxy A8 Star vs Sony Xperia 5 IV Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm	6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches 156 x 67 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.74 oz (191.0 g)	6.07 oz (172.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White

Display

Size
6.3-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
80.77 %	83.11 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 512	Adreno 730
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	8GB
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 49.6 GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI	Android (13, 12)

Battery

Capacity
3700 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 35min

Browsing

14h 30min

Video

6h 52min

Gaming

8h 22min

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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	12 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 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	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
24 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
	Bands 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

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

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger, USB Type-C cable, Headphones, SIM Removal Tool, Documentation

Links

Full specifications
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