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| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-15 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Blue and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1019.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 490 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.54 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 330 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 6 is just a bit better than Galaxy J8, getting an 81.1 score against 76.7. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Google Nexus 6 has older 5.1 version and Galaxy J8 has Android 10. The Google Nexus 6 is a older, notably thicker and a little heavier cellphone than Galaxy J8.
Google Nexus 6 has a little bit better processing power than Galaxy J8, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an additional GPU. The Google Nexus 6 counts with a much sharper display than Galaxy J8, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Google Nexus 6 also has a much greater display pixels density and a way higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
Galaxy J8 has a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Google Nexus 6, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy J8 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with just a bit longer battery life than Google Nexus 6, because it has a 9 percent greater battery capacity.
Galaxy J8's camera is very similar to the Google Nexus 6 one, and although the Galaxy J8 has a larger diafragm aperture and a back facing camera with more megapixels, they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates.
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