Samsung Galaxy J8 vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Core Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J8 Samsung Galaxy J2 Core
Released · Jun 28, 2018
Released · Aug 24, 2018
6.0-inch · 1480x720px
5.0-inch · 960x540px
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
1GB · 8GB
3500 mAh
2600 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 27, 2018 Aug 24, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches
159.2 x 75.7 x 8.2 mm
5.65 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches
143.4 x 72.1 x 8.99 mm
Weight
6.24 oz / 177.0 g 5.43 oz / 154.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Biometrics
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, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 75.79% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 66.57% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED TFT
Resolution
1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 274 PPI 960x540px, 16:9 ratio, 220 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Mali-T720 MP1
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10, 8.0 Oreo) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh 2600 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
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
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) 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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 Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Micro SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
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