Product
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)
₹34,935
Apple iPhone 5s
Apple iPhone 5s
₹35,000
Battery
Charging 15W wired -
Stand-by - Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk time - Up to 10 h (3G)
Type Li-Ion 3700 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 1560 mAh, non-removable (5.92 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
NFC Yes No
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO 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 Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  ANT+ Samsung Pay -
Launch
Announced 2018, June. Released 2018, June 2013, September 10. Released 2013, September 20
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 Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Single - 8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, AF
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
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 Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold
Models SM-G885F, SM-G8850, SM-G885Y, SM-G885S, SM-G8858 A1453, A1457, A1518, A1528, A1530, A1533, iPhone6,1, iPhone6,2
SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.43 W/kg (head)     1.79 W/kg (body)     1.00 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (GSM), A1453
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25 - A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA
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 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1530
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Apple A7 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
GPU Adreno 512 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 12.5.7
Selfie camera
Features - face detection, HDR, 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, 31mm (standard)
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
  - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Tests
Audio quality - Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 54h
Camera - Photo / Video
Display - Contrast ratio: 1219:1 (nominal) / 3.565:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker - Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 69dB
Performance - Basemark X: 14341
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