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

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

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2017 December 2017
Status Coming Soon - January 2018 Available - December 2017
Price Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,190 ($138.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Metallic Gold, Absolute Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
143.8 x 72.3 x 8.4 mm
(5.66 x 2.85 x 0.33 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE 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
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Smart Manager
Notification LED Yes No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 [Similar]
GPU Mali-G71 [Similar] Adreno 308 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5/2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.6 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.51% 66.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio 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 Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Dual 16 MP + 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-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth 5.0, 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 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported 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
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2600 mAh battery
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -