Product
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)
₹34,935
Apple iPhone SE
Apple iPhone SE
₹39,900
Battery
Charging 15W wired -
Stand-by - Up to 240 h (3G)
Talk time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Type Li-Ion 3700 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 1624 mAh, non-removable (6.21 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) 113 g (3.99 oz)
  - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes (Apple Pay only)
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/ac, hotspot
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 -
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 2016, March 21. Released 2016, March 31
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 - 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1 NVMe
Misc
Colors Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Models SM-G885F, SM-G8850, SM-G885Y, SM-G885S, SM-G8858 A1662, A1723, A1724, iPhone8,4
SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.43 W/kg (head)     1.79 W/kg (body)     0.72 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1662, A1723
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29 - A1662
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
  1, 3, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1723
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Apple A9 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU Adreno 512 PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI iOS 9.3.2, 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 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 -93.0dB / Crosstalk -72.9dB
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 73h
Camera - Photo / Video
Display - Contrast ratio: 804:1 (nominal), 3.681 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker - Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 69dB
Performance - Basemark OS II 2.0: 2163
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