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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-01-01 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy J8 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), having a 76.7 score against 74.9. The Galaxy J8 body is newer and somewhat lighter, but also a little bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016). Galaxy J8's CPU is just as good as the Galaxy A9 (2016) one, and although the Galaxy J8 has more RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy J8, and although they both have a same size display, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) also has a higher 1080 x 1920px resolution and more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy J8 counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 64 GB internal memory and an external memory card slot that allows up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy J8 counts with a camera that's very similar to Galaxy A9 (2016)'s camera, and although the Galaxy J8 has a larger diafragm aperture and a higher 16 mega-pixels resolution back camera, they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate. The Galaxy A9 (2016) has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy J8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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