Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy J8 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm	6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches 159.2 x 75.7 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.07 oz (172.0 g)	6.24 oz (177.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.6-inch	6.0-inch
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI	1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 274 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
75.60 %	75.79 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71	Adreno 506
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
64GB	64GB, available to use: 51 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI	Android (10, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung TouchWiz UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	3500 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7	16 MP (PDAF, CCD image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" 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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	16 MP (Flash, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+, 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	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 14, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA530F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg

Buyers information

In The Box
	Charger, microUSB cable, Documentation, Quick Start Guide, Headphones and SIM removal tool.

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017	Jun 27, 2018

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Internal storage	32GB, available to use: 22.7 GB
MSRP	€ 500

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs	Samsung Galaxy J8 Specs
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