Samsung Galaxy A8 Star SM-G885Y specifications Expand

Released 2018, June
191g, 7.6mm thickness
Android 8.0, up to Android 9.0, One UI
64GB storage, microSDXC

Samsung Galaxy A8 Star was announced at 2018, June with Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI, have chipset Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) and GPU Adreno 512. It have 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM storage and there are colors: Black, White

NETWORK

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

2G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G

1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps

TIMELINE

Announced

2018, June

Released

Released 2018, June

BODY

Dimensions

162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm (6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 in)

Weight

191 g (6.74 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

SIM

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

DISPLAY

Type

Super AMOLED

Size

6.3 inches, 100.7 cm2 (~80.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Samsung Experience 9 UX

PLATFORM

OS

Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)

GPU

Adreno 512

MEMORY

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM

eMMC 5.1

MAIN CAMERA

Camera

24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF
16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

FRONT CAMERA

Camera

24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm

Video

1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

COMMUNICATES

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

GPS

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes

Radio

FM radio

USB

USB Type-C 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors

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

ANT+
Samsung Pay

BATTERY

Battery

Li-Ion 3700 mAh, non-removable

Charging

Fast charging 15W

MISC

Colors

Black, White

SAR EU

0.43 W/kg (head) 1.79 W/kg (body)

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Samsung firmware SM-G885Y / Galaxy A8 Star SM-G885Y 1

Device	CSC	Version	Bit/SW REV.	Security Patch Lvl.	OS	Build date
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star	XTC	G885YDXU1ARF8	1	Full Files	Oreo(Android 8.0.0)	20180702180814

Lastest combinations SM-G885Y / Galaxy A8 Star SM-G885Y

Device	Version	Bit/SW REV.	FA	Change list	Updated
SM-G885Y / Galaxy A8 Star	G885YDXU3ATD1	3	FA80	CL18394022	2021-05-08 09:46:49
SM-G885Y / Galaxy A8 Star	G885YDXU2ARH2	2	FA80	CL14254312	2021-05-08 09:38:40
SM-G885Y / Galaxy A8 Star	G885YDXU1ARG1	1	FA80	CL13912223	2021-05-08 09:56:04

All combinations

How to flash Samsung SM-G885Y / Galaxy A8 Star SM-G885Y firmware

1. Extract (unzip) the Samsung firmware file. Recommended using WinRAR or 7-Zip

2. Download Odin Tool 3.13.1

3. Extract Odin ZIP file

4. Open Odin execute file

5. Reboot Samsung phone in Download Mode (hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons / hold Volume Down + Bixby buttons then plug-in cable)

6. Connect you Samsung phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin

7. Add the 1 file Samsung firmware to AP/PDA or 4 files Samsung firmware (AP/BL/CP/CSC) to it's slots

8. Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked

9. Click the START button, sit back and wait few minutes

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Samsung firmware SM-G885Y / Galaxy A8 Star SM-G885Y 1