Samsung Galaxy A9 Star vs Samsung Galaxy J8

Samsung Galaxy A9 Star

Announced On:June, 2017

Samsung Galaxy J8

Announced On:May, 2018

Samsung Galaxy A9 Star vs Samsung Galaxy J8

Samsung Galaxy A9 Star	Samsung Galaxy J8

Price
EUR: €350	EUR: €310
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm (6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 in)	159.2 x 75.7 x 8.2 mm (6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 in)
Weight
191 g (6.74 oz)	177 g (6.24 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Colors
Black, White	Black, Gold, Blue, Purple
Models
SM-G885F, SM-G8850, SM-G885Y, SM-G885S, SM-G8858	SM-J810G, SM-J810F, J810Y, SM-J810Y, SM-J810GF, SM-J810M

Type
Display
Super AMOLED Samsung Experience 9 UX	Super AMOLED
Size
6.3 inches, 100.7 cm² (~80.6% screen-to-body ratio)	6.0 inches, 91.4 cm² (~75.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)	720 x 1480 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~274 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes	Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 Global	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 J810Y/DS

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM 64GB ROM, 6GB RAM	32GB ROM, 3GB RAM 64GB ROM, 4GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Yes
EDGE
Yes	Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE
USB
USB Type-C 2.0	microUSB 2.0, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes	No

Main Camera
Camera
Primary: 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF Secondary: 16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF	Primary: 16 MP, f/1.7, AF Secondary: 5 MP, f/1.9, (depth)
Camera Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm Video: 1080p@30fps	16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm Features: LED flash Video: 1080p@30fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC	MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/WMV/H.265	MP4/H.264
Radio
FM radio	FM radio, recording

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)	Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)
Upgradable
Upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)	Upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
UI
One UI
Browser
HTML5	HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)	Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)	Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 512	Adreno 506
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes	Yes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Charging
15W wired
Talk Time
	Up to 23 h (3G)
Music Play
	Up to 112 h

Features
Additional Features
ANT+ Samsung Pay

SAR EU
Misc
0.43 W/kg (head) 1.79 W/kg (body)	0.57 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)

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