Samsung Galaxy A8 Star vs OPPO F9 Pro

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star vs OPPO F9 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy A8 Star runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while OPPO F9 Pro runs at 2.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy A8 Star the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy A8 Star and OPPO F9 Pro offer the same screen size of 6.3 inches, but Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a Super AMOLED display compared to OPPO F9 Pro's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A8 Star the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A8 Star and OPPO F9 Pro feature a 16 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: OPPO F9 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A8 Star offers 24 MP, making OPPO F9 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A8 Star offers a higher battery capacity with 3700 mAh, while OPPO F9 Pro offers 3500 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A8 Star better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A8 Star and OPPO F9 Pro offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: OPPO F9 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a rating of 4.1.

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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star
₹13,990
(Discontinued)
OPPO F9 Pro
₹21,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
76%

Release Date

27 Aug, 2018
31 Aug, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 660
MediaTek Helio P60
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2220 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
24 MP
Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

24 MP
25 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3700 mAh
3500 mAh
Fast Charging
20W Super VOOC Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
6.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Great camera performance
  • Waterdrop notch display design
  • Good battery life

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Processor choice
  • No USB Type-C port

User Ratings

4.1/5
(1,793 ratings)
4.5/5
(36,338 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
137,691
AnTuTu Score

Video

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General

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

N/A
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956
MediaTek Helio P60

Processor

Octa core

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

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 512
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

6 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
137,691

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2220 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

392 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.91 %
83.84 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
90.8 %

Design

Height

162.4 mm
156.7 mm

Width

77 mm
74 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm
8 mm

Weight

188 grams
169 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.727 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.9µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/1.81/3.1" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size
24 MP
f/1.7
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

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
4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
25 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.9µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Wide Angle Selfie

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3700 mAh
3500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes 20W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

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

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

SAR Value

Head: 0.179 W/kg
Head: 1.312 W/kg Body: 0.829 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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 v5.0
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

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