Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J7 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Samsung Galaxy S8

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2015 July 2015 March 2017
Status Available - June 2015 Available - August 2015 Available - April 2017
Price Rs. 13,400 ($197.06) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.4 x 78.6 x 7.5 mm
(6 x 3.09 x 0.3 in)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor -
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Octa-core 1.2 GHz, Exynos 7580 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
GPU Mali-T720 Adreno 405 Adreno 540
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% 73.99% 84.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio with RDS; recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Beauty Face, Continuous Shots, Sensor Size: 1/3.06-inch, F1.9, Interval Shot, Panorama, Sports Mode, Sound and Shot Mode Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3050 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 354 h - -
Talk Time Up to 18 h (3G) - -