Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) - Technical characteristics and specifications

Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) technical characteristics

About the device:

Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) is a mobile/cell phone with dimensions of 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm (6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 in), a weight of 191 grams, a screen size of 6.3 inches, 100.7 cm2 (~80.6% screen-to-body ratio) and a screen resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density).

It has a processor Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), a graphics card Adreno 512, a 4 GB / 6 GB RAM memory and an internal memory of 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM expandable by memory card microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) .

The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) comes from the factory with the Android 8.0 (Oreo) operating system.

Technical information

Property	Value
Brand	Samsung
Model	Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

Connectivity
Network	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G connectivity	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G connectivity	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G connectivity	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
5G connectivity	No
Network speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes
Date announced	2018, June
Status	Available. Released 2018, June

Body
Dimensions	162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm (6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 in)
Height	162.4
Thickness	7.6 mm
Weight gr.	191
Weight oz	6.74
SIM	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors	Black, White

Screen
Type of screen	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Screen resolution	1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)
Screen size	6.3 inches, 100.7 cm2 (~80.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Platform
OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
Chipset	Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
GPU	Adreno 512

Storage and memory
Memory card	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory	64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM (See other devices with 64 GB)
RAM	4 GB / 6 GB

Cameras
Main camera	24 MP, f/1.7 16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
Secondary camera	24 MP, f/2.0

Communications
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
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass