Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) - Samsung Mobile Phones: Technical Specifications, Features and Reviews
Submitted By Asha Manoj on 24 July 2018
- Manufacturer : Samsung
- Model : Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)
- OS : Android 8.0 (Oreo)
- Network : GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
- Dimensions : 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm
- Weight : 191 g
- SIM Type : Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Dual SIM : Yes
- Headphones : Yes
- Available Colors : Black, White
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star), is a smartphone features a 6.28-inch Super AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 1,080 x 2,220 pixels. The camera of the device is equipped with a dual primary camera setup having 24MP and 16MP lenses assisted with features like LED flash and Autofocus. Also it has a 24MP front camera provides some stunning selfies. It is powered by two Kryo 260 quad-core processor with 1.8GHz and 2.2GHz clock speed respectively. The processors are built upon a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956 chipset. For multitasking needs are fulfilled by a 4GB RAM with quite an ease. The device is equipped with an internal storage capacity of 64GB along with the option of expanding the memory by 256GB. The mobile phone comes with a 3,700mAh Li-ion battery aided with quick charging facility. The connectivity option that are available in this device include- Wi-Fi, bluetooth and GPS.
Hardware Specification
- Processor : Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
- RAM Size : 4 GB
- Internal Storage : 64 GB
- Expandable Storage : microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Display Specification
- Display Type : Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Display Size : 6.3 inches
- Touchscreen : Yes
- Display Resolution : 1080 x 2220 pixels
- Display Multitouch : Yes
- Main Camera : Dual, 24 MP, f/1.7, 16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
- Main Camera Flash : Yes
- Main Camera Auto Focus : Yes
- Main Camera Video Recording Resolution : 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
- Main Camera Zoom : Yes
- Front Camera : 24 MP, f/2.0
Battery Specification
- Battery Capacity : Non-removable Li-Ion 3700 mAh battery
Connectivity
- Operating Frequency : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHZ, 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 MHZ
- Connectivity Internet : Yes
- Connectivity 3G : Yes
- Connectivity 4G : Yes
- Connectivity WiFi : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
- Connectivity WiFi Direct : Yes
- Connectivity Bluetooth : 5.0, A2DP, LE
- Connectivity NFC : Yes
- Connectivity USB : 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
- Connectivity FM : Yes
Location Technology
- Location GPS : Yes
- Location Glonass : Yes
- Location Beidou : Yes
Sound
- Alert Types : Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
- Loudspeaker : Yes
- Mobile Earjack : 3.5mm
Audio and Video
- Video Playing Format : MP4/WMV/H.265 player
- Audio Playing Format : MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
Sensors
- Fingerprint Sensor : Yes
- Gyro Sensor : Yes
- Accelerometer Sensor : Yes
- Proximity Sensor : Yes