Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A8 Star

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Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus
₹20,149
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star
₹13,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
78%

Release Date

22 May, 2018
27 Aug, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 450
Snapdragon 660
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1080x2220 px (FHD+)
1080x2220 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
24 MP
Camera

Front Camera

24 MP
Wide Angle Lens
24 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
3700 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

3.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Design
  • Display quality
  • Battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Low light camera performance
  • Speaker placement is less than ideal
  • Seems pricey
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(6,055 ratings)
4.1/5
(1,793 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956

CPU

Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Adreno 512

RAM

4 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2220 px (FHD+)
1080x2220 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
18.5:9

Pixel Density

411 ppi
392 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.67 %
80.91 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

Design

Height

160.2 mm
162.4 mm

Width

75.7 mm
77 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

191 grams
188 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Gorilla Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length ISO-CELL
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.727 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.9µm pixel size
5 MP
f/1.9 Depth Camera
24 MP
f/1.7

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 240 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera27 mm focal length
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
No

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
3700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)
Up to 23 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 400 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

Head: 0.451 W/kg
Head: 0.179 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Applications

Samsung Pay Mini
N/A