Oppo R9 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

Oppo R9

Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO and TD-SCDMA

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat9, 450 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Polycarbonate
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

151.8 mm

162.4 mm
Width

74.3 mm

77 mm
Thickness

6.6 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

145 g

191 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Colors

Gold

Black, White

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.2

24 MP, f/1.7
16 MP, f/1.7
Primary camera resolution

-

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint, accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity