Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-05-22 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 109.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy J8 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A6, getting a 76.7 score against 75.8. Despite being the best cellphone in this comparison review, Galaxy J8 is a just a bit thicker and a little bit heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A6. Galaxy A6 features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 720 x 1480 pixels, the Galaxy A6 also counts with a little more pixels per inch of display.
The Galaxy J8 features more memory for apps and games than Galaxy A6, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy J8 has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A6, and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy J8 also has more RAM.
The Galaxy J8 counts with just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A6, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh. Samsung Galaxy J8's camera is just as good as the camera in Galaxy A6, both of them have a 0.36 inches sensor, the same video frame rates, a same resolution back-facing camera, a F1.7 aperture and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
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