import java.util.Arrays; public class CompareListOfStrings { public static void main(String[] args) { String[][] arr = {{"AA", "AA", "AA", "AA"}, {"AA", "ACB", "BB", "CC"}}; for (String[] a : arr) { System.out.println(Arrays.toString(a)); System.out.println(Arrays.stream(a).distinct().count() < 2); System.out.println(Arrays.equals(Arrays.stream(a).distinct().sorted().toArray(), a)); } } }