General
- Brand Samsung
- Model Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)
- Device Smartphones
- Added October 31, 2018
- Updated June 28, 2024
Launch
- Announced 2018, June
- Status Available. Released 2018, June
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
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)
Platform
- OS Android 8.0 (Oreo)
- Chipset Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
- CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
- GPU Adreno 512
Memory
- Card slot microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
- Internal 64 GB
- RAM 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
Selfie camera
- Single 24 MP, f/2.0
Sound
- Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
- Loudspeaker Yes
- 3.5mm jack Yes - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Dolby Atmos sound (headphones only)
Connectivity
- 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
- FM radio Yes
- 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
- Java No
Battery
- Type Non-removable Li-Ion
- Capacity 3700 mAh battery
More
- Made by KORIA
- Color Black, White
- Other Features - Fast battery charging 9V/1.67A - ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer