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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-03-11 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 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 |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 Samsung Galaxy S7 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J8, with a 79.5 score against 76.7. Despite of the fact that the Samsung Galaxy S7 is extremely older than Samsung Galaxy J8, it's body is lighter and a bit thinner. Galaxy S7 has a little bit better processing power than Galaxy J8, although it has lesser cores (although they are faster), they both have a 4 GB RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 has an incredibly better screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better screen pixels density and a much higher 1440 x 2560px resolution. Galaxy S7 counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a camera in the back with a lot worse 12 mega pixels resolution, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Galaxy S7 also counts with a much better (4K) video definition and a larger sensor.
Galaxy J8 counts with a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S7, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB. The Galaxy J8 features a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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