Samsung Galaxy J8 vs Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J8

Samsung Galaxy J8

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Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra

Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra

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Samsung Galaxy J8 or Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J8 Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra
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Release date 2018, May 2017, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.2 x 75.7 x 8.2 mm | 6.27 x 6.27 x 2.98 in 165 x 79 x 8.1 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.11 in
Weight 177 g | 6.24 oz 188 g | 6.63 oz
Body Build Plastic body Aluminum sides, plastic body
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Colors Black, Gold, Blue, Purple White, Black, Gold, Pink
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 112 h
Stand by time - Up to 658 h (2G) / Up to 708 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 12 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" in 6" in
Screen area 91.4 cm2 99.2 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.8% 76.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1480 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 274 PPI 367 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 23 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.7, AF
-5 MP, f/1.9, depth sensor
-23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9 16 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1/2.6'', OIS, AF
Functions LED flash LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm) - Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20 (16 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 506 Mali-T880MP2
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM - G3221, G3223
32 GB (G3212)/ 64 GB(G3226), 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 67084
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 183
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 725
GeekBench 5 Single Core 170
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 858
GeekBench 4 Single Core 703 863
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3839 3698
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2711

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G3221, G3223Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G3212, G3226
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), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - J810Y/DS
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (G3212, G3226)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G3221, G3212 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G3223
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G3221, G3212 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700), 29(700), 66(1700/2100) - G3223 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G3226
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Pump Express+ 2.0)
Versions
- Versions: J810F/DS (Global DS); J810G/DS (India); J810Y/DS (Asia) Also known as Samsung Galaxy On8 in India

- Also known as Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra Dual with dual-SIM card slots

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