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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-29 | 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 |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 7884 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer 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
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than Galaxy J7 Refine, getting a global score of 79.2 against 72.7. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a just a little bit lighter and just a bit thinner phone than the Galaxy J7 Refine, although they were released only a couple months apart. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a brighter display than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a little bigger screen, a much better 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution and a lot greater screen density.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has an external memory slot that admits 144 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a bit better camera than Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a F1.7 aperture and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a back facing camera with more MP. Galaxy J7 Refine features a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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