Samsung Galaxy J8 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches 159.2 x 75.7 x 8.2 mm	5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.24 oz (177.0 g)	5.61 oz (159.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	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, Pink, Blue	Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud

Display

Size
6.0-inch	5.2-inch
Resolution
1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 274 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
75.79 %	71.51 %
Features
Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-T830 MP3
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3)	3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 51 GB	32GB, available to use: 23.1 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung TouchWiz UI	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Capacity
3500 mAh	3000 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF, CCD image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm
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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Flash, HDR)	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Dec 06, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 0.55 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger, microUSB cable, Documentation, Quick Start Guide, Headphones and SIM removal tool.

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 27, 2018	Jan 02, 2017

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J8 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Review
User Reviews
	Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) User Reviews