Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus 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 S5 Plus

Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus

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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) or Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
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Release date 2018, June 2014, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.03 in 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in
Weight 191 g | 6.74 oz 145 g | 5.11 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
Battery 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 5.1" in
Screen area 100.7 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.6% 69.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 392 PPI 432 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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, 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0 2 MP
Functions Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8 (Oreo) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450
GPU Adreno 512 Adreno 420
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 160
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 468
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1010
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2615
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3290

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
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
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 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, Wi-Fi 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 microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.43 W/kg (head)     1.79 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.61 W/kg (head)     0.38 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)
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

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

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-ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: A8 Star (Global, SEA, South Korea); A9 Star (China)

- Also known as Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus G901F

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