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| Global Score | |
| 93.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-05-16 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 342.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 502 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S10 5G is way better than Galaxy J8, with a general score of 93.6 against 76.7. Both phones in this review include Android OS, but Galaxy S10 5G has 11 version while Galaxy J8 has Android 10 version. The Galaxy S10 5G body is newer and a bit thinner than Galaxy J8's, but it's somewhat heavier.
Galaxy S10 5G features a much better screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a little larger screen, a way greater screen density and a lot higher 1440 x 3040px resolution. The Galaxy S10 5G counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy J8, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy S10 5G also has more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G features a much greater storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Galaxy S10 5G captures a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a much lower 12 mega pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger sensor taking higher quality videos and photos, a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photos and videos and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Galaxy S10 5G has longer battery performance than Galaxy J8, because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 3500mAh.
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