vivo V11 (V11 Pro) vs Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) Comparison and Differences

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vivo V11 (V11 Pro)

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vivo V11 (V11 Pro) or Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model vivo V11 (V11 Pro) Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)
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Release date 2018, September 2018, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.9 x 75 x 7.9 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.95 in 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.03 in
Weight 156 g | 5.5 oz 191 g | 6.74 oz
Body Build Plastic frame, glass body Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Starry Night, Dazzling Gold, Nebula, Supernova Red Black, White
Battery 3400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.41" in 6.3" in
Screen area 100.9 cm2 100.7 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.2% 80.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 392 PPI
Other specs - Samsung Experience 9 UX
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 24 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.8'', dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
-24 MP, f/1.7
-16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 25 MP, Single 24 MP, Single
Specifications 25 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8'', 0.9µm 24 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo); Funtouch 4.5 Android 8 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Adreno 512 Adreno 512
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

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Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-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
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.43 W/kg (head)     1.79 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound (headphones only)

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 18W

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- Fast battery charging 9V/1.67A
Versions
- Also known as Vivo V11 Pro in India; Vivo X21s

- Versions: A8 Star (Global, SEA, South Korea); A9 Star (China)

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