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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-07-20 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.76 x 2.89 x 0.38 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 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 |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy J8 has a score of 76.7, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S's 73.8 score. These phones use the same Android 10 OS (operating system). Despite of the fact the Galaxy J8 is older and a little bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, it's design is still somewhat thinner.
Galaxy Xcover 4S features just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a little smaller display and a little worse resolution of 720 x 1280, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel amount per display inch. Samsung Galaxy J8 features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Xcover 4S, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy J8 also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Xcover 4S. They have the same video frame rate, a same size aperture, the same video resolution and the same resolution back camera. Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with a slightly bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy J8 has superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, because it has a 25 percent larger battery size.
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