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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2018-01-06 | 2017-06-20 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) has an overall score of 79.2, which is slightly better than Galaxy J7 Max's global score of 76.1. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s body is a bit lighter but just a bit thicker than Galaxy J7 Max, and both were only released with a couple months difference. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel quantity in each inch in the screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy J7 Max, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy J7 Max has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018). Both have 8 processing cores and the same RAM amount.
The Galaxy J7 Max counts with a little longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 3300mAh battery size. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, a F1.7 diafragm aperture and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a better resolution back camera.
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