Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A8

Samsung Galaxy A8

Announced On:July, 2015

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Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)

Announced On:January, 2016

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Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A8	Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)

Price
EUR: €250	EUR: €130
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)	132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm (5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
Weight
151 g (5.33 oz)	131 g (4.62 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold	White, Black, Gold
Models
SM-A8000, SM-A800F	SM-J120F, SM-J120H, SM-J120M, SM-J120M, SM-J120T, SM-J120G, SM-J120A, SM-J120FN, SM-J120AZ, SM-J120ZN, SM-J120W

Type
Display
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size
5.7 inches, 89.6 cm² (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)	4.5 inches, 57.6 cm² (~62.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)	480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~207 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes	Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Technology
Network
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 Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 J120F
4G Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 J120F

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
32GB ROM, 2GB RAM	8GB ROM, 1GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 4.5
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Yes
EDGE
Yes	Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.1, A2DP, LE
USB
microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes	No

Main Camera
Camera
16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF	5 MP, f/2.2, AF
Camera Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash
Video
1080p@30fps	720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide) Video: 1080p@30fps	2 MP, f/2.2

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC	MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac
Video Format Support
MP4/WMV/H.264	MP4/H.264
Radio
FM radio, RDS, recording	FM radio, RDS, recording

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)	Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Upgradable
Upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)	Upgradable to Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Browser
HTML5	HTML
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)	Spreadtrum SC9830
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53)	Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU
Adreno 405	Mali-400
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, proximity
SIM
Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes	Yes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Performance
Benchmarks
Basemark OS II 2.0: 1089 Basemark X: 8838

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 3050 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 2050 mAh, removable
Talk Time
Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 12 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 51 h	Up to 39 h

Features
Additional Features
ANT+

SAR US
Misc
	1.58 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.32 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body)	0.70 W/kg (head) 0.59 W/kg (body)

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