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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| -- | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Rose gold | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 + 13.00 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 is slightly better than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, with a general score of 81.7 against 75.3. Galaxy S8 is a a little lighter phone than the Galaxy J7 Prime 2, but they are 0.31inches thick. The Galaxy S8 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy S8 also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy S8 counts with a sharper display than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a bit larger display, a higher display pixels density and a lot higher 1440 x 2960 resolution. Samsung Galaxy S8 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because although it has a back-facing camera with a worse resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture, a larger camera sensor and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Galaxy S8 has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 256 GB, the Galaxy S8 also has more internal storage. The Galaxy J7 Prime 2 counts with just a bit longer battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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