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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-04-21 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J8, with a general score of 81.7 against 76.7. Even though the Galaxy S8 is older than the Samsung Galaxy J8, it's design is just a little thinner and somewhat lighter. Galaxy S8 features a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy J8. Both of them have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core processor.
The Galaxy S8 counts with a way better display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and a lot greater pixels density. The Galaxy S8 counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a lot less megapixels resolution back facing camera, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Galaxy S8 also counts with a larger sensor providing a better image quality and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy J8 have really similar storage capacity for applications and games, both of them have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 256 GB and exactly the same internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy J8 has a bit better battery duration than Galaxy S8, because it has a 3500mAh battery size.
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