Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Sony
Announced December 2017 June 2018 April 2018
Status Coming Soon - January 2018 Coming Soon - July 2018 Available - July 2018
Price Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($225.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Black Chrome Black, Chrome Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
- 158 x 80 x 11.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) - 236 g (8.32 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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) 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 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - Samsung Experience -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa 1.4 GHz Quad-core, Exynos 7570 Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 Mali-T720 MP1 Adreno 630
RAM 4 GB 2/3 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16/32 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.6 inches 5.5 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 3840 x 2160 pixels (760 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.51% - 73.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 13 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 19 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR 19 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF
12 MP B/W, f/1.6, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps, HDR
Front Camera Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, f/1.9 [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3", 1.12µm
1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, 4G, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE Yes 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 3540 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -