Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10

Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

Samsung Galaxy Note 10

Network
2G network

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

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 46, 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE Cat20, 2048 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

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

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Polycarbonate

Glass, aluminium alloy
SIM

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

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

162.4 mm

151 mm
Width

77 mm

71.8 mm
Thickness

7.6 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

191 g

168 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

Samsung Pay

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

-

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black, White

Aura Black, Aura Glow, Aura Pink, Aura Red, Aura White

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Dynamic AMOLED
Physical size

6.3 inches

6.3 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2220 pixels

1080 x 2280 pixels
Pixel density

392 ppi

400 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

-

HDR10+, Always-On display

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260

Dual-core 2.73 GHz Mongoose M4
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260

dual-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A75
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660

Exynos 9825 / Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855
GPU

Adreno 512

Mali-G76 MP12 / Adreno 640
Memory RAM

4 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

64 GB

256 GB
Memory card

microSD(uses second SIM slot)

No
Memory card max

400 GB

-
Storage

-

UFS 2.1

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

24 MP, f/1.7

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/1.7

12 MP, f/2.1 , 52 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
16 MP, f/2.2 , 12 mm, 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual LED flash
Camera features

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

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Connectivity
WLAN

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

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth AVRCP

-

Yes
bluetooth HFP

-

Yes
bluetooth HID

-

Yes
bluetooth OPP

-

Yes
bluetooth PAN

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
bluetooth DIP

-

Yes
bluetooth MAP

-

Yes
bluetooth PBAP

-

PBAP/PAB
bluetooth HSP

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Sensors

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

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, light, proximity, in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor
Power bank function

-

Yes