Samsung Galaxy A9 Star vs OnePlus 6 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Star

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OnePlus 6

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Star or OnePlus 6 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A9 Star OnePlus 6
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Release date 2018, June 2018, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.03 in 155.7 x 75.4 x 7.8 mm | 6.13 x 6.13 x 2.97 in
Weight 191 g | 6.74 oz 177 g | 6.24 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White Midnight Black, Mirror Black, Silk White, Amber Red
Battery 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Optic AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 6.28" in
Screen area 100.7 cm2 98.4 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.6% 83.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 2280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 392 PPI 402 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 24 MP, Dual 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -24 MP, f/1.7
-16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
-16 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.22µm, OIS, PDAF
-20 MP (16 MP effective), f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps, Auto HDR
DxOMark Main Score 96
DxOMark Photo 100
DxOMark Video 87
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0 16 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm
Functions Auto-HDR, gyro-EIS
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8 (Oreo) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); OxygenOS 9.0.2
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Adreno 512 Adreno 630
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 357294
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 522
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1681
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2089
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1918
GeekBench 5 Single Core 501
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2216
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2390
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8846
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13505
GeekBench 4 Battery 3565

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 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
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - Europe, North America 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - India, Asia, China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.43 W/kg (head)     1.79 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound (headphones only)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dirac HD sound

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
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-ANT+
--Samsung Pay
- Fast battery charging 9V/1.67A

- Fast battery charging 5V 4A 20W (Dash Charge)
- Splash resistant
Versions
- Versions: A8 Star (Global, SEA, South Korea); A9 Star (China)

- For Europe, Asia, North America, China

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