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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-08-02 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note7 has a global score of 79.5, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy J8's 76.7 overall score. Despite of the fact that Galaxy Note7 is older than Samsung Galaxy J8, it's design is just a little lighter and a little thinner. Samsung Galaxy Note7 has a more vivid display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and way more pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy J8 features as much memory capacity to install games and applications as the Galaxy Note7, they have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that supports up to 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note7 and Samsung Galaxy J8 both count with incredibly similar processing units, and although the Samsung Galaxy J8 has 4 more cores , they both have a 4 GB RAM memory.
Galaxy J8 has a battery duration that is just as good as Samsung Galaxy Note7's battery performance. Samsung Galaxy Note7 has a little bit better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a camera in the back with a much worse 12 MP resolution, and they both have the same aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 also counts with a bigger sensor which gives a better photo and video quality and a lot better (4K) video definition.
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