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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-07-13 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | 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 Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), having a global score of 79.2 against 72.5. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) construction is just a bit thinner and just a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), even though both of them were released only a couple of months apart.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a way better resolution of 1080 x 2220px, a way higher quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a little bit bigger screen.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has an external memory card slot that allows 144 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) features just a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 10% more battery size.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a same size diafragm aperture and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a higher resolution camera.
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