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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-05-22 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.88 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.9 |
| 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 has a global score of 81.7, which is much better than Galaxy J6's 73.7 score. Galaxy S8 is an older and just a little bit heavier device than Galaxy J6, but Samsung managed to build it just a bit thinner anyway. The Galaxy S8 has a way better looking screen than Galaxy J6, because it has a way better 1440 x 2960 resolution, a little larger screen and a much better pixels number per inch of display.
The Galaxy S8 has a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J6, and although they both have a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB, the Galaxy S8 also has more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy J6, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has 1 GB more RAM.
Galaxy S8 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy J6, because although it has a worse resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light images and video and a larger sensor providing a higher image quality.
The Samsung Galaxy S8's battery duration is just as good as the battery lifetime in Samsung Galaxy J6.
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