Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
samsung galaxy a8 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018)
samsung galaxy j2 (2018)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2016 December 2017
Status Coming Soon - October 2016 Available - December 2017
Price Rs. 39,240 ($588.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,190 ($138.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint Metallic Gold, Absolute Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
(6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)
143.8 x 72.3 x 8.4 mm
(5.66 x 2.85 x 0.33 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Smart Manager

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7420 Octa [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 [Similar]
GPU Mali-T760MP8 [Similar] Adreno 308 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5/2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.66% 66.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3300 mAh 2600 mAh battery
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -