Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) vs Samsung Galaxy S10

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

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 - USA

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - Global, USA; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - global; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA

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LTE-A (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

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

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2018-6

2019-2

2018

2019-3

Polycarbonate

Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), back glass(Gorilla Glass 5), aluminium frame / Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), ceramic body

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

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

162.4 mm

157.6 mm

77 mm

74.1 mm

7.6 mm

7.8 mm

191 g

175 / 198(ceramic) g

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IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins

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IP68

Black, White

Black, Blue, Green, Pink, White

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

6.3 inches

6.1 inches

1080 x 2220 pixels

1440 x 3040 pixels

392 ppi

550 ppi

2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6

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Always-on display, HDR10+

Quad-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260

Dual-core 2.73 GHz Mongoose M4

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260

dual-core 2.31 GHz Cortex-A75

Quad-core 1.95 GHz Cortex-A55

Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660

Exynos 9820 Octa - EMEA; Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 - USA, LATAM, China

Adreno 512

Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA; Adreno 640 - USA, LATAM, China

4 GB

8 GB

64 GB

128, 512 GB

microSD(uses second SIM slot)

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

400 GB

512 GB

Android 8.0 (Oreo)

One UI (Android 9.0 Pie)

Dual

Triple

24 MP, f/1.7

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom

16 MP, f/1.7

12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm

16 MP, f/2.2 , 12 mm, 1.0 µm

4608 x 3456 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps

phase detection autofocus

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dual pixel phase detection autofocus

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

24 MP, f/2.0

10 MP, f/1.9 , 26 mm, 1.22 µm

5632 x 4224 pixels

3648 x 2736 pixels

1080p

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

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FM radio (USA & Canada only)

FM radio

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

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

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aptX HD

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Yes

Yes

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SMS(threaded view)

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MMS

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Email

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IM

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Push Email

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

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, heart rate, SpO2, gyroscope, proximity

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Yes

3700 mAh

3400 mAh

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Qi/PMA