Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) vs Honor 10 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

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Honor 10

Honor 10

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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) or Honor 10 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) Honor 10
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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 149.6 x 71.2 x 7.7 mm | 5.89 x 5.89 x 2.8 in
Weight 191 g | 6.74 oz 153 g | 5.4 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White Phantom Blue, Phantom Green, Midnight Black, Glacier Grey, Lily White (GT version only)
Battery 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 350 EUR 400 EUR
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 5.84" in
Screen area 100.7 cm2 85.1 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.6% 79.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 2280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 392 PPI 432 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Other specs - Samsung Experience 9 UX
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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/1.8, PDAF
-24 MP B/W, f/1.8, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps (gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 24 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0 24 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8 (Oreo) Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 512 Mali-G72 MP12
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 8 GB RAM (GT version)

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 222145
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 333
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1052
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 921
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2740
GeekBench 5 Single Core 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1374
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1827
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6215
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8457
GeekBench 4 Battery 3482

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 / 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
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) 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, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
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
-32-bit/192kHz audio

Other features

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

- Fast battery charging: 50% in 24 min (5V/4.5A)
Versions
- Versions: A8 Star (Global, SEA, South Korea); A9 Star (China)

- For Global market

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