Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy J8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 07, 2018	Jun 27, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$230

Design

Dimensions
6.03 x 3 x 0.34 inches 153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm	6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches 159.2 x 75.7 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.38 oz (181.0 g)	6.24 oz (177.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	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	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.45% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 75.79% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI	1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP1	Adreno 506
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (10, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh	3500 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	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, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP	16 MP (Flash, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 24, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ737A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg Phablet: 3.58 W/kg

Alternative variants

for TracFone Wireless

Memory	16GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) Specs	Samsung Galaxy J8 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) Review