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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) : What is the Difference?
- Release Date: 2018, August | 2018, June
- Dimensions: 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm | 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm
- Weight: 201 g | 191 g
- Screen: 6.4", Super AMOLED | 6.3", Super AMOLED
- Main Camera: Dual, 12 MP | Dual, 24 MP
- Selfi Camera: Single, 8 MP | Single, 24 MP
- Memory: 512 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
- Battery: 4000 mAh | 3700 mAh
- Headphone Jack: Yes | Yes
- Approximate price: 750 EUR | 350 EUR
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 Common features |
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| Release date | 2018 | 2018 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 161.9 Х 76.4 Х 8.8 mm | 162.4 Х 77 Х 7.6 mm | |
| Weight | 201 g | 191 g | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | |
| Colors | Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White | Black, White | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3700 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Approximate price | 750 EUR | 350 EUR | |
 Performance |
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| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | Android 8 (Oreo) | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - EMEA -Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
- Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) | |
| Processor CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China |
- Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) | |
| Graphics processor GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China |
Adreno 512 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
| Internal memory | 512 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM | |
| Antutu 8 score | 320265 | ||
| Antutu 7 score | 249456 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 480 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2002 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 2358 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8531 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 9353 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 5154 | ||
 Screen |
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| Technology | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.4" inc | 6.3" inc | |
| Screen area | 103.2 cm2 | 100.7 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.5:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.4% | 80.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2960 px | 1080 x 2220 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 516 PPI | 392 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | ||
| Other specs | - HDR10 -Always-on display |
- Samsung Experience 9 UX | |
 Camera and Video |
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| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 24 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom |
-24 MP, f/1.7 -16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 103 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 107 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 94 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 24 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | 24 MP, f/2.0 | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 1440p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 92 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 96 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 86 | ||
 Communication and Connectivity |
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| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.43 W/kg (head) 1.79 W/kg (body) |
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 Music and Audio |
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| Radio | No | FM radio | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound (headphones only) |
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 Other features |
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| Sensors | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus (Bluetooth integration) |
- Fast battery charging 9V/1.67A -ANT+ - Samsung Pay |
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| Versions |
- SM-N960F/DS (Global); SM-N960U (USA); SM-N9600/DS (LATAM, Brazil, China) |
- Versions: A8 Star (Global, SEA, South Korea); A9 Star (China) |
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