Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) vs Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

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Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro

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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) or Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro
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Release date 2018, June 2017, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.03 in 156.5 x 77.2 x 7 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 3.04 in
Weight 191 g | 6.74 oz 172 g | 6.07 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White Gold, Pink Gold, Dark Blue
Battery 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 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 6.3" in 5.7" in
Screen area 100.7 cm2 89.6 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.6% 74.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 392 PPI 386 PPI
Other specs - Samsung Experience 9 UX
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 24 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -24 MP, f/1.7
-16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
-16 MP, AF, f/1.9
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0 16 MP, f/1.9
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8 (Oreo) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953-Pro Snapdragon 626 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 512 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 201
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 885
GeekBench 5 Single Core 175
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1012
GeekBench 4 Single Core 892
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4213

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid 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), 38(2600), 39(1900), 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 (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
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 4.2, 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
-Dolby Atmos sound (headphones only)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

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

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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Versions
- Versions: A8 Star (Global, SEA, South Korea); A9 Star (China)

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