Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy S8

Samsung Galaxy S8

Announced On:March, 2017

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

Announced On:June, 2017

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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy S8	Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

Price
EUR: €230	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
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)	146.2 x 71.3 x 8 mm (5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight
155 g (5.47 oz)	160 g (5.64 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Colors
Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red	Blue, Pink, Gold, Black
Models
SM-G950FD, SM-G950W, SM-G950S, SM-G950K, SM-G950L, SM-G9500, SM-G950A, SM-G950P, SM-G950T, SM-G950U, SM-G950V, SM-G950F, SM-G950U1, SM-G950N, SC-02J, SCV36, SM-G950, G950F	SM-J530F, SM-J530Y, SM-J530FM, SM-J530G, SM-J530YM, SM-J530L, SM-J530S, SM-J530K, SM-J530GM

Type
Display
Super AMOLED, HDR10 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display	Super AMOLED
Size
5.8 inches, 84.8 cm² (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm² (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~282 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes	Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
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 Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40

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

Internal Memory
Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM	16GB ROM, 2GB RAM 32GB ROM, 2GB RAM 32GB ROM, 3GB RAM
Storage Type
UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1	eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) dual SIM model only	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Yes
EDGE
Yes	Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	4.1, A2DP
USB
USB Type-C 3.1	microUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS	13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF
Camera Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Primary: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF Secondary: 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) Features: Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video: 1440p@30fps	13 MP, f/1.9, 1/3.1", 1.12µm Features: LED flash Video: 1080p@30fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC	MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265	MP4/WMV/H.264
Radio
No	FM radio

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)	Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Upgradable
Upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)	Upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
UI
One UI	One UI
Browser
HTML5	HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Exynos 8895 (10 nm) EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) USA & China	Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU
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	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP20 EMEA Adreno 540 USA & China	Mali-T830 MP1
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes 32-bit/384kHz audio	Yes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Performance
Benchmarks
AnTuTu: 199022 (v7) GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4) GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	GeekBench: 3667 (v4.4) GFXBench: 3.8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk Time
Up to 20 h (3G)	Up to 21 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 67 h	Up to 83 h

Features
Additional Features
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)	ANT+

SAR US
Misc
0.44 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.32 W/kg (head) 1.27 W/kg (body)	0.35 W/kg (head) 1.36 W/kg (body)

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