Product
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)
₹34,935
Apple iPhone 7
Apple iPhone 7
₹31,500
Battery
Charging 15W wired -
Talk time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Type Li-Ion 3700 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 1960 mAh, non-removable (7.45 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) 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
  - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
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/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Ion-strengthened glass
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density) 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Size 6.3 inches, 100.7 cm2 (~80.6% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
  Samsung Experience 9 UX 3D Touch display & home button
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  ANT+ Samsung Pay -
Launch
Announced 2018, June. Released 2018, June 2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16
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 Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Single - 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", PDAF, OIS
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1 NVMe
Misc
Colors Black, White Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Models SM-G885F, SM-G8850, SM-G885Y, SM-G885S, SM-G8858 A1660, A1778, A1779, A1780, A1853, A1866, iPhone9,1, iPhone9,3
SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.43 W/kg (head)     1.79 W/kg (body)     1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1660, A1778
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1660, A1778
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 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 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
GPU Adreno 512 PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.4
Selfie camera
Features - Face detection, HDR, panorama
Single 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Audio quality - Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -80.9dB
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 61h
Camera - Photo / Video
Display - Contrast ratio: 1603:1 (nominal), 3.964 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker - Voice 67dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 75dB
Performance - Basemark OS II 2.0: 3416
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