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Global Score
87.476.7
Basic Information
SamsungSamsung
Android 5.0Android 10, 8.0 Oreo
2015-04-112018-06-28
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches
4.87 ounces6.24 ounces
Black, Blue, Gold and WhiteBlack, Blue, Gold and Pink
Aluminium and GlassPlastic
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 252.00--
Display / Screen
5.1 inches6 inches
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)1480 x 720 pixels
Super AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
576 pixels per inch274 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.97.2
Performance
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset
64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processorARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM4 GB RAM
Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPUAdreno 506 GPU
10.088.91
Storage
128 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot
10.110.78
Camera
16.00 MP + 5.00 MP16.00 MP + 16.00 MP
f/1.90 aperturef/1.70 aperture
28.00mm focal length26.00mm focal length
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution
10.019.46
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSMLTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA
Nano SIM, Dual SIMNano SIM, Dual SIM
6.76.3
Battery Life
2550mAh Battery3500mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
Wireless Charging--
4.565.44
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.1Bluetooth 4.2
GPSGPS
NFC--
Infra-red port--
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer and Proximity Sensor
--FM Radio

Comparison review

Galaxy S6 is better than the Galaxy J8, with a general score of 87.4 against 76.7. These phones work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy S6 has the older 5.0 version and Galaxy J8 has Android 10. Galaxy S6's design is a lot lighter and somewhat thinner than the Galaxy J8, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.

The Galaxy S6 features a much more vibrant display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way better display pixel density and a lot higher resolution of 2560 x 1440. Galaxy J8 counts with a little bit more storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S6, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 counts with a faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an additional graphics processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy J8 features improved battery duration than Galaxy S6, because it has a 37 percent greater battery capacity.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also counts with a bigger back camera sensor shooting better quality photos and a way better video resolution.




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