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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | Android 14 |
| 2018-06-28 | -- |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | -- |
| 6.24 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | -- |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) is slightly better than the Galaxy J8, getting a global score of 78.7 against 76.7. The Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) design is a lot lighter and extremely thinner than Galaxy J8. Both devices in this review work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) has the newer 14 version while Galaxy J8 has Android 10, giving you a couple nice extra features and improved performance.
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) features a bit sharper display than Galaxy J8, because it has a little larger screen, a greater screen pixels density and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px. Galaxy J8 counts with a slightly bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with a lot better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), although it has less RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) has a much better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a way larger back camera sensor, a lot higher video quality and a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) features a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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