Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 14, 2016	Dec 19, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 inches 132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm	6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
4.62 oz / 131.0 g	6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	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
Black, Gold, White	Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue

Display

Size
4.5-inch, 62.69% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 75.43% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
800x480px, 207 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 (28 nm)	Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A7	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T720	Mali-G71
Memory
1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (5.0 Lollipop)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2050 mAh	3500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.2	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps) Video calling	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
2 MP	16 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, 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	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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Nov 09, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA730F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.20 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg Phablet: 3.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	4GB/32GB

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