Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Released · May 14, 2017
Released · Jan 06, 2018
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
5.6-inch · 2220x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 16GB
4GB · 64GB
2600 mAh
3000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.55 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches
141 x 70.1 x 8.6 mm
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.22 oz (148.0 g) 6.07 oz (172.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch 5.6-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Technology
TFT Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
69.74 % 75.60 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T720 Mali-G71
Memory
1.5GB/16GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
2 MP 16 MP (Dual-Camera)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, 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 Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2, 4, 5, 12 Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
Bands 5, 4, 2 Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 08, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327A
Date approved: Nov 14, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMA530F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.73 W/kg
Body: 1.04 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.32 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg
Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 0.76 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
May 14, 2017 Dec 19, 2017

Alternative variants

For AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
MSRP € 500
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