Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo
Released · Oct 01, 2016
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 32GB
3300 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 30, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
6.04 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches
153.5 x 77.2 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.42 oz / 182.0 g 6.14 oz / 174.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Blue Black, Gold

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.51% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 70.40% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2100 MHz
ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Yes ARM Mali-G71
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal Length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 8 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Micro SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Head: 0.48 W/kg
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