Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-03-01 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| S-LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.48 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
The Galaxy J8 is just a bit better than the HTC U Play, having a 76.7 score against 73.5. The Galaxy J8 construction is newer, but a little bit thicker and heavier than HTC U Play. The HTC U Play has a sharper display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better quantity of pixels per screen inch and a better 1080 x 1920 resolution.
HTC U Play has more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. HTC U Play has a little bit better processing power than Galaxy J8, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Samsung Galaxy J8 features a very superior battery lifetime than HTC U Play, because it has a 40% bigger battery size. The Samsung Galaxy J8 captures slightly better photos and videos than HTC U Play, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, a back camera with a 16 mega pixels and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy J8 also has a larger aperture to capture better low-light images and videos.
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