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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2018-06-28 | 2017-06-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 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 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy J8 is a bit better than Galaxy J7 Max, with a 76.7 score against 76.1. Galaxy J8's construction has the same thickness than Galaxy J7 Max, but it is a little bit lighter. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the Galaxy J8 has the previous 10 version while Galaxy J7 Max has Android 7.0 Nougat.
Galaxy J7 Max counts with a much better display than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display and a higher 1080 x 1920px resolution. Samsung Galaxy J7 Max features just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy J8. Both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy J8 has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB, the Samsung Galaxy J8 also has 64 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy J8 features a bit better camera than Galaxy J7 Max, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy J8 also has a back camera with more mega-pixels.
Galaxy J8 counts with a bit better battery duration than Galaxy J7 Max, because it has a 6 percent bigger battery size.
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