Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy J8 has a general score of 76.7, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 score. Samsung Galaxy J8's construction is much newer and a little thinner than the Galaxy S5 Active's, although it's also a little bit heavier. Both devices we compare here come with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy J8 has 10 version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a much sharper screen than Galaxy J8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better display pixel density and a higher 1920 x 1080 resolution. Galaxy S5 Active has a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy J8, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and 4 lesser cores , it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 48 GB more internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy J8 has better battery life than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 25 percent bigger battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy J8 shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Both have a back-facing camera with a 16 megapixels, the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates.
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