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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2023-09-15 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy J8 has a score of 76.7, which is a bit better than the Fairphone 5's global score of 75.5. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy J8 is notably older than the Fairphone 5, it's body is thinner and somewhat lighter. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy J8 has the older 10 version and Fairphone 5 has Android 13.
The Fairphone 5 has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy J8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Fairphone 5 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Fairphone 5 features a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a way better pixels count per inch of screen, a bit bigger screen and a way better 1224 x 2700 pixels resolution.
Fairphone 5 and Galaxy J8 feature incredibly similar cameras, because although the Galaxy J8 has a lot smaller sensor giving a much lower image quality and a lot less mega pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture for better low-light photos. The Fairphone 5 has a much bigger storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage.
Fairphone 5 features better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
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