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Samsung Galaxy A8

Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2015, July. Released 2015, August	2017, June
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2017, July

Body
Dimensions	158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)	152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm (6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 in)
3D size compare	Size up
Weight	151 g (5.33 oz)	181 g (6.38 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display
Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~73.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
		Always-on display

Platform
OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)	Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 405	Mali-T830 MP1

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	32GB 2GB RAM	16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
	eMMC 4.5	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera
Modules	16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF	13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), AF
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide)	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Features		LED flash
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio, RDS, recording	FM radio
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	ANT+	ANT+

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 3050 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3600 mAh, non-removable
Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play	Up to 51 h	Up to 91 h

Misc
Colors	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold	Black, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold
SAR		0.71 W/kg (head)
SAR EU	0.32 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)	0.57 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)
Models	SM-A8000, SM-A800F	SM-J730G, SM-J730GM
Price	About 250 EUR	About 200 EUR

Tests
Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1089 Basemark X: 8838	GeekBench: 3768 (v4.4) GFXBench: 1.9fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.859 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.998 (sunlight)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB	Voice 68dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 82dB
Audio quality	Noise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -53.8dB	Noise -92.7dB / Crosstalk -92.4dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 98h	Endurance rating 107h