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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2018-05-22 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| Plastic | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| 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 |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy J8 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A6, with a global score of 76.7 against 75.8. The Galaxy J8 is an a little bit thicker and just a bit heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy A6. The Galaxy J8 features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A6, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy J8 also has 1 GB more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A6 has a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 720 x 1480 pixels, the Samsung Galaxy A6 also counts with a little bit greater pixels density. Samsung Galaxy A6's camera is just as good as Samsung Galaxy J8's camera, both of them have the same sensor size, a 16 mega-pixels back facing camera, the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video definition and a F1.7 aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy J8 features a better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has a SD card slot that admits up to 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy J8 counts with a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A6, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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