Should you buy Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus or Samsung Galaxy A8 Star? Well, your search ends here. Find out which mobile phone is best for you - Compare the two models on the basis of their Price in India, Body, Display, Storage, Connectivity, Camera, and Performance. Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus starts at ₹ 35,994 and Samsung Galaxy A8 Star starts at ₹ 26,190.
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus has screen size of 6.2 inches and Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has screen size of 6.28 inches . Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus comes up with internal storage of 256 GB and RAM of 6 GB . Samsung Galaxy A8 Star comes up with internal storage of 64 GB and RAM of 6 GB. Coming to the Camera, Former has primary camera of 12 MP + 12 MP Dual Camera with LED Flash and front camera of 8 MP Camera whereas latter has primary camera of 16 MP (f/1.7) + 24 MP (f/1.7) Dual Camera with LED Flash and front camera of 24 MP (f/2.0) Camera.
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Specifications | Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus | Samsung Galaxy A8 Star |
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OS | Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) | Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) |
Screen Size | 6.2 inches | 6.28 inches |
Chipset | Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
Summary | |||
Specs Score | 75 | 72 | |
OS | Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) | Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) | |
Screen Size | 6.2 inches | 6.28 inches | |
Chipset | Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
GENERAL | |||
Device type | Phablet | Phablet | |
Operating System | Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) | Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) | |
Sim | Single Sim | Dual Sim |
DESIGN | |||
Height | 158.1 mm | 162.4 mm | |
Thickness | 8.5 mm | 7.55 mm | |
Weight | 189 g | 188 g | |
Width | 73.8 mm | 77 mm |
DISPLAY | |||
Form Factor | Touch | Touch | |
Screen resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels | 1080 x 2220 pixels | |
Screen size | 6.2 inches | 6.28 inches | |
Technology | Super AMOLED (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Super AMOLED | |
Touchscreen | Capacitive Touchscreen | Capacitive Touchscreen |
PERFORMANCE | |||
Call Records | Unlimited | Unlimited | |
Card Slot | microSD Card | microSD Card | |
Chipset | Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 | |
CPU | Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA / Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China | Octa Core (Quad 2.2GHz + Quad 1.8GHz) Kryo 260 | |
External Storage | Up to 400 GB | Up to 256 GB | |
GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA / Adreno 630 - USA & China | Adreno 512 | |
Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | |
Phonebook | Unlimited | Unlimited |
CAMERA | |||
Camera Features | OIS, HDR, 4k video | Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, AR Sticker, Beauty | |
Front Camera | 8 MP Camera | 24 MP (f/2.0) Camera | |
Primary camera | 12 MP + 12 MP Dual Camera with LED Flash | 16 MP (f/1.7) + 24 MP (f/1.7) Dual Camera with LED Flash | |
Video Recording | Yes | 1080p@30fps |
MULTIMEDIA | |||
Audio Jack | 3.5mm Audio Jack | 3.5mm Audio Jack | |
Audio Player | WAV, AAC+, AC3, OGG, FLAC, WMA, MP3, AMR, AAC, MXMF, eAAC+ | MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA | |
FM Radio | Yes | Yes | |
Games | Yes | Yes | |
Speakers | Yes | Yes | |
Video Player | 3GP, ASF, M4V, H.263, H.264, MKV, 3G2, DivX, AVI, WMV, FLV, MPEG4 | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV |
BATTERY | |||
Capacity | Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3700 mAh battery |
CONNECTIVITY | |||
Bluetooth | v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | v5.0 | |
Browser | HTML5 | HTML5 | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
GPS Facility | with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
USB | USB Type-C, 3.1 | USB Type-C | |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
NETWORK SUPPORT | |||
2G | Yes | Yes | |
3G | Yes | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz | |
4G | Yes | LTE | |
5G | Yes | Yes |
MORE FEATURES | |||
Face Unlock | Yes | ||
Fingerprint Sensor | Yes | Yes | |
Quick Charging | Yes | Yes | |
Sensors | Face Unlock, Fingerprint Sensor, NFC, Waterproof, Dustproof, Wireless Charging, Quick Charging, IRIS Sensor, Samsung Pay | Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass |
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus comes up with a weight of 189 g whereas Samsung Galaxy A8 Star weights around 188 g . Thickness of Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus is 8.5 mm and the thickness of other mobiles is 7.55 mm.
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus comes up with primary camera of 12 MP + 12 MP Dual Camera with LED Flash whereas Samsung Galaxy A8 Star comes up with 16 MP (f/1.7) + 24 MP (f/1.7) Dual Camera with LED Flash. Some of the Camera Features for both the mobiles include OIS, HDR, 4k video .
Chipset, one of the important feature of the mobiles used in these Mobiles are Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 respectively. Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus comes up microSD Card card slot and Samsung Galaxy A8 Star comes up with microSD Card card slot. CPU used in Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus is Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA / Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China and used in Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is Octa Core (Quad 2.2GHz + Quad 1.8GHz) Kryo 260.