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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-04-21 | 2017-06-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, having a score of 81.7 against 76.1. Even when Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy J7 Max were released with only 2 months difference, Galaxy S8 is lighter and a little bit thinner. Samsung Galaxy J7 Max and Galaxy S8 both have incredibly similar processing units, both have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core CPU.
Galaxy S8 has a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because it has more pixels per display inch, a little bit bigger screen and a lot higher 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution. The Galaxy S8 counts with a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, and although they both have a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB, the Galaxy S8 also has 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy S8 features a bit better camera than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a camera in the back with less mega pixels, and they both have a same size aperture, the Galaxy S8 also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition. Samsung Galaxy J7 Max features a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S8, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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