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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-06-20 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 + 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) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 is a little bit better than the Galaxy J7 Max, with an 81.7 score against 76.1. Even though Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy J7 Max were released with only a couple months difference, Galaxy S8 is just a little bit thinner and lighter. The Galaxy J7 Max and the Galaxy S8 feature really similar processors, both have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
Galaxy S8 has a sharper display than Galaxy J7 Max, because it has a bit larger display, a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display and a way higher 1440 x 2960px resolution. The Samsung Galaxy S8 shoots a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a worse 12 megapixels resolution camera, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also counts with a way higher video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy J7 Max, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has 32 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy J7 Max has a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 10% bigger battery size.
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