Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

June 23, 2018 MPS

Please find below the detailed specs for the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star).


NETWORK	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
		CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA – China
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) – Global
		LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) – China
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

LAUNCH	Announced	2018, June

BODY	Dimensions	162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm (6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	191 g (6.74 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass, aluminum frame
	SIM	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		– Samsung Pay

DISPLAY	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	6.3 inches, 100.7 cm2 (~80.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes
		– Samsung Experience 9.0 UX

PLATFORM	OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660
	CPU	Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
	GPU	Adreno 512

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
MEMORY	Internal	64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA	Dual
	24 MP, f/1.7 16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
	Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

FRONT CAMERA	Single
FRONT CAMERA	24 MP, f/2.0
Video
1080p@30fps

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
		– Dolby Atmos sound (headphones only)

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
		– Fast battery charging 9V/1.67A
		– ANT+ support
		– MP4/WMV/H.265 player
		– MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
		– Photo/video editor
		– Document viewer

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 3700 mAh battery

MISC	Colors	Black, White
	SAR EU	0.43 W/kg (head) 1.79 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 400 EUR

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