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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-06-01 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Pink, Red and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 801 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 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 |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 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 | |
| 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Sony Xperia XZ Premium is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy J8, having a 79.8 score against 76.7. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is an older and just a little bit heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy J8, but Sony managed to make it just a little bit thinner anyway. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium features a way better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher 2160 x 3840 resolution and a lot greater display density.
Samsung Galaxy J8 and Xperia XZ Premium both feature really similar memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB and equal 64 GB internal storage. The Xperia XZ Premium has just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy J8. Both have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium takes a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a more mega-pixels camera and a lot better 3840x2160 video definition. The Galaxy J8 counts with a little longer battery life than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has an 8% larger battery capacity.
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