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Samsung Galaxy J8

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - J810Y/DS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2018, May 2017, August 23
Status Available. Released 2018, July Available. Released 2017, September
Body
Dimensions 159.2 x 75.7 x 8.2 mm (6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 in) 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
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Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 6.0 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~75.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1480 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~274 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm) Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
GPU Adreno 506 Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.7, AF
5 MP, f/1.9, (depth)
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features LED flash Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC No Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, recording No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
  Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk time Up to 23 h (3G) Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play Up to 112 h Up to 74 h
Misc
Colors Black, Gold, Blue, Purple Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink
SAR 0.61 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     0.17 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-J810G, SM-J810F, J810Y, SM-J810Y, SM-J810GF, SM-J810M SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD
Price About 310 EUR About 500 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 201065 (v7)
GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.148(sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 89h

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