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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2018-10-18 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Google Pixel 3 XL is a little bit better than Galaxy J8, with a general score of 80.7 against 76.7. Even though the Google Pixel 3 XL and Galaxy J8 were released only 4 months apart, the Google Pixel 3 XL body is just a little thinner but a little heavier. Google Pixel 3 XL features a much better screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a little larger screen, a way greater screen density and a lot higher 1440 x 2960px resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy J8 features a much greater storage to store more games and applications than Google Pixel 3 XL, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy J8 also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Google Pixel 3 XL counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy J8. Both have 8 CPU cores and the same RAM amount.
Google Pixel 3 XL and Galaxy J8 feature very similar battery durations, although the Google Pixel 3 XL has a 2% smaller battery size. Google Pixel 3 XL captures a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a much lower 12.2 mega pixels resolution camera in the back and a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a bigger sensor taking higher quality videos and photos and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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