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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.28 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a score of 84.2, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy J8's overall score of 76.7. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a a bit thinner and just a little bit lighter cellphone than Samsung Galaxy J8, although they were released with only 4 months difference. The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy J8, and although they both have a same size screen, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a higher pixel number per inch of screen.
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy J8, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy J8, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has 2 GB more RAM.
Galaxy A7 (2018) takes just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy J8, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, a F1.7 aperture, a 0.36 inches back-facing camera sensor and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a way more mega pixels back facing camera.
The Galaxy J8 has a bit better battery life than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 6% larger battery size.
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