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| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | 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 |
| Blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 107.00 | -- |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy J8 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, with a score of 76.7 against 73.1. Even when Galaxy J8 and Samsung Galaxy J7 Star were released with only a couple of months difference, Galaxy J8 is just a bit thinner and a little bit lighter. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy J8 has an older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy J7 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Galaxy J8 has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a little bigger screen, a bit higher resolution of 720 x 1480 pixels and a quite greater screen density. Galaxy J8 counts with a bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy J8 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy J8 also has 2 GB more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy J8 has a bit superior battery life than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh. Galaxy J8 has a slightly better camera than Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same aperture, the Galaxy J8 also has a larger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a better resolution camera in the back.
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