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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-04 | 2017-09-15 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 is much better than Galaxy J5 (2017), with an 83 score against 71.8. Although the Galaxy Note8 is better than the Galaxy J5 (2017), it must be told that it's also a little thicker and somewhat heavier. The Galaxy Note8 has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a bigger screen, a lot higher 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and a lot better pixel number per inch in the screen.
Galaxy Note8 features a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB, the Galaxy Note8 also has 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Note8 counts with a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy Note8 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Galaxy Note8 has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with a lower 12 megapixels resolution, and they both have a F1.7 aperture, the Galaxy Note8 also counts with a lot better (4K) video definition. The Galaxy Note8 has a bit superior battery life than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a 10 percent greater battery size.
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