Samsung Galaxy J7 vs Samsung Galaxy J8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 16, 2015	Jun 27, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$234

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 3.09 x 0.30 inches 152.4 x 78.6 x 7.5 mm	6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches 159.2 x 75.7 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.03 oz (171.0 g)	6.24 oz (177.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic
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, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.72% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 75.79% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI	1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 274 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 615 8939	Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 405	Adreno 506
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB/16GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)	Android (10, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	3500 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm	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
1080p (30 fps) Video calling	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash)	16 MP (Flash, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, 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	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
ANT+	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, RDS	FM

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	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes	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

Alternative variants

Memory	2GB
4G (FDD) Bands	12, 5, 26, 4, 2, 25
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

Memory	2GB
OS	Android (7.1 Nougat)
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

Links

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