Product
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)
₹34,935
Apple iPhone 5
Apple iPhone 5
₹34,080
Battery
Charging 15W wired -
Stand-by - Up to 225 h (3G)
Talk time - Up to 8 h (3G)
Type Li-Ion 3700 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh, non-removable (5.45 Wh)
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm (6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 in) 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes -
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density) 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Size 6.3 inches, 100.7 cm2 (~80.6% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
  Samsung Experience 9 UX -
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  ANT+ Samsung Pay -
Launch
Announced 2018, June. Released 2018, June 2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Main Camera
Dual 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF -
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Single - 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1 -
Misc
Colors Black, White Black/Slate, White/Silver
Models SM-G885F, SM-G8850, SM-G885Y, SM-G885S, SM-G8858 A1428, A1429, A1442, iPhone5,1, iPhone5,2
SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.43 W/kg (head)     1.79 W/kg (body)     0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global 4, 17 - GSM A1428
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
  1, 3, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Apple A6 (32 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
GPU Adreno 512 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.4
Selfie camera
Features - face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Single 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard)
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
  - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Tests
Audio quality - Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 51h
Camera - Photo / Video
Display - Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker - Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB
Performance - Basemark X: 2229
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