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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-01-06 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 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 |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy J8, with a 79.2 score against 76.7. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s construction is a little lighter but a bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy J8, and both were only released 6 months apart. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy J8, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with much more pixels per inch in the screen and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2220px.
Galaxy J8 and Galaxy A8 (2018) both have similar storage to store more games and applications, they have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy J8. Both of them have 8 processing cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
Galaxy J8 has a little bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018). Both of them have the same video frame rates, a F1.7 aperture, a 16 megapixels back-facing camera and the same 1920x1080 video resolution. Galaxy J8 has a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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