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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-06-20 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion 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 | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) is a bit better than Galaxy J7 Max, with a global score of 79.2 against 76.1. The Galaxy A8 (2018) construction is just a little bit lighter but just a little bit thicker than Galaxy J7 Max, and both of them were only released 7 months apart. Galaxy J7 Max counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A8 (2018). Both have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processor.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2220px resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy J7 Max, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the same video frame rate and a F1.7 diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a higher 16 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy J7 Max, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has 64 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy J7 Max counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 10% more battery capacity.
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