Samsung Galaxy J8 vs Samsung Galaxy J6 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J8 Samsung Galaxy J6
Released · Jun 28, 2018
Released · May 22, 2018
6.0-inch · 1480x720px
5.6-inch · 1480x720px
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3500 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 27, 2018 May 21, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches
159.2 x 75.7 x 8.2 mm
5.88 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches
149.3 x 70.2 x 8.2 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) 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, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 75.79% screen-to-body 5.6-inch, 76.02% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 274 PPI 1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (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
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10, 8.0 Oreo) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh 3000 mAh

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
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
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) 8 MP (Flash)

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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, 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, Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 17, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ600FN
Measured SAR
Head: 1.18 W/kg
Body: 0.76 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg

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