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

Availability

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

Design

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

Display

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

Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, 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 3.1	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+, 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
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

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