Samsung Galaxy J8 vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J8	Samsung Galaxy A72
Released · Jun 28, 2018	Released · Mar 17, 2021
6.0-inch	6.7-inch
Dual camera	Quad camera
4GB · 64GB	6GB · 128GB
3500 mAh	5000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches 159.2 x 75.7 x 8.2 mm	6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.24 oz (177.0 g)	7.16 oz (203.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Materials & Colors
	Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 274 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	90Hz
Screen-to-body
75.79 %	84.74 %
Features
Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x 2.3GHz Kryo 465 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 618
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3)	6GB
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 51 GB	128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung TouchWiz UI	Android (11), One UI 3.0 UI

Battery

Capacity
3500 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad 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	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
16 MP (Flash, HDR)	32 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,802.1x Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

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), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
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 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 26, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA725M
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 0.30 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg
EU SAR
	Head: 0.23 W/kgBody: 1.17 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 449
In The Box
Charger, microUSB cable, Documentation, Quick Start Guide, Headphones and SIM removal tool.

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 27, 2018	Mar 17, 2021

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage


RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J8 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs
PhoneArena Review
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