Samsung Galaxy S9 Active vs Samsung Galaxy J8

Samsung Galaxy S9 Active vs Samsung Galaxy J8


Samsung Galaxy S9 Active

Samsung Galaxy J8

Price
EUR: N/AEUR: €310
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, TouchscreenCandybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
-159.2 x 75.7 x 8.2 mm (6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 in)
Weight
-177 g (6.24 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)

MIL-STD-810G compliant
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Colors
Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac PurpleBlack, Gold, Blue, Purple
Models
SM-G893, SMG-889SM-J810G, SM-J810F, J810Y, SM-J810Y, SM-J810GF, SM-J810M
Display
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR10

3D Touch (home button only)

Always-on display
Super AMOLED
Size
5.8 inches, 85.4 cm26.0 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~75.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~568 ppi density)720 x 1480 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~274 ppi density)
Multitouch
YesYes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTEGSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE (unspecified)1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 J810Y/DS
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM32GB ROM, 3GB RAM

64GB ROM, 4GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Connectivity
GPRS
YesYes
EDGE
YesYes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 MbpsHSPA 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 DirectWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX4.2, A2DP, LE
USB
USB Type-C 3.1microUSB 2.0, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEOYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
YesNo
Camera
Main Camera
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OISPrimary: 16 MP, f/1.7, AF

Secondary: 5 MP, f/1.9, (depth)
Camera Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panoramaLED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR1080p@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
16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm

Features: LED flash

Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLACMP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265MP4/H.264
Radio
FM radioFM radio, recording
Software
Operating System (OS)
Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)
Upgradable
Upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Browser
HTML5HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IMSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Hardware
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 630Adreno 506
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
SIM
Nano-SIMDual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers

32-bit/384kHz audio
Yes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removableLi-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Charging
15W wired, QC2

Wireless (PMA) (market dependent)
Talk Time
Up to 23 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 112 h
Additional Features
Features
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

ANT+

Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Misc
SAR EU
0.57 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)

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