Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) vs TECNO Pouvoir 3 Air

Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

TECNO Pouvoir 3 Air

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, 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

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

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Polycarbonate

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SIM

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

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

162.4 mm

163 mm
Width

77 mm

78.2 mm
Thickness

7.6 mm

9.3 mm
Weight

191 g

173 g
Payment

Samsung Pay

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Colors

Black, White

Black, Blue, Gold

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Single
Main camera

24 MP, f/1.7

8 MP
16 MP, f/1.7
Primary camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

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Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

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

Panorama, HDR

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

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GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

-
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

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Sensors

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

Accelerometer, fingerprint