Samsung Galaxy J8 vs Samsung Galaxy A6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 27, 2018	May 02, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$360

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches 159.2 x 75.7 x 8.2 mm	5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.24 oz / 177.0 g	5.71 oz / 162.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue	Black, Gold, Lavender, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 75.79% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 274 PPI	1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (10, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (10, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh	3000 mAh, Li - Ion

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 (PDAF, CMOS 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
16 MP (Flash, HDR)	16 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
ANT+, 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
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM, Recording option
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Aug 01, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA600A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 1.40 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

International version

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth	4.2

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