Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) vs Xiaomi Redmi 8 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) Xiaomi Redmi 8
Released · Jul 01, 2016
Released · Oct 12, 2019
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
6.2-inch · 1520x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
1.5GB · 8GB
3GB · 32GB
2600 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 09, 2019

Design

Dimensions
5.61 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches
142.4 x 71.1 x 8 mm
6.16 x 2.97 x 0.37 inches
156.5 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm
Weight
4.87 oz / 138.0 g 6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 68.01% screen-to-body 6.2-inch, 81.81% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Spreadtrum SC9830 Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
Octa-core
1950 MHz
Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-400 MP2 Adreno 505
Memory
1.5GB/8GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC
OS
Android Android (10)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP 8 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
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, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

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Memory 4GB/64GB
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