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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-07-13 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy J8 has a global score of 76.7, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)'s global score of 72.5. Even though the Samsung Galaxy J8 and Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) were released with only a few months difference, the Samsung Galaxy J8 is a bit thinner and a little bit lighter.
Galaxy J8 has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy J8 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy J8 features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a quite larger display, a quite greater screen pixels density and a slightly higher 720 x 1480px resolution.
The Galaxy J8 has a quite bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a SD memory slot that allows 144 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Galaxy J8 has just a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same aperture, the Samsung Galaxy J8 also has a larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a more megapixels back camera.
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