Samsung Galaxy J6 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J6

Samsung Galaxy J6

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy J6 or Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J6 Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
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Release date 2018, May 2016, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149.3 x 70.2 x 8.2 mm | 5.88 x 5.88 x 2.76 in 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 3.02 in
Weight 154 g | 5.43 oz 182 g | 6.42 oz
Body Build Plastic body Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, Gold, Blue Blue, Pink, Silver, Gold
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 76 h
Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 44 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.6" in 5.7" in
Screen area 80.1 cm2 89.6 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.5% 74.5%
Screen resolution 720 x 1480 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 293 PPI 386 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF -16 MP, AF, f/1.9
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.9 8 MP, f/1.9
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 244
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 950
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1305
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4204

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600) - Taiwan 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - UAE
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.81 W/kg (head)     1.57 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.13 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, recording FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: J600F/DS (Global DS); J600G/DS (India) Also known as Samsung Galaxy On6 in India

- Versions: A810F/DS (UAE); A810YZ (Taiwan) Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos (2016) with dual-SIM card slots

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