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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a global score of 79.2, which is slightly better than the Galaxy J8's general score of 76.7. The Galaxy A8 (2018) design is just a little thicker but just a little bit lighter than Galaxy J8, and they were released only a few months apart. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a much better display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot better pixels count per screen inch and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little faster processor than Galaxy J8. They have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processing unit. Galaxy J8 takes clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). Both of them have a same size camera aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same resolution camera.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features as much memory capacity to store more games and applications as Samsung Galaxy J8, both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. The Galaxy J8 counts with a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 17% greater battery capacity.
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