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Price |
₹ 15,190 onwards
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₹ 10,990 onwards
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Launch Date (India) |
Jun, 2018
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Jul, 2017
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Expected Launch Date |
N/A
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N/A
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Smartphone OS |
Android 8.0 OreoLow likelihood of getting updated to next Android version
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Android 7.0 NougatExpected update to 8.0 Oreo
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Touchscreen |
Yes (Capacitive)
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Yes (Capacitive)
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Screen Size |
6 inches
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5.7 inches
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Screen Resolution |
720x1480 pixels (~ 274 pixels per inch)
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1080x1920 pixels (~ 386 pixels per inch)
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Tall Aspect Ratio / Minimal Bezels |
Yes
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Scratch Resistant Display |
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Display Features |
Super AMOLED, Infinity Display, 2.5D Curved Glass
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TFT, 2.5D Curved Glass
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Full Physical QWERTY Keypad |
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Processor |
1.8 GHz
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2.39 GHz
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Processor Type |
Octa Core
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Octa Core
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Processor Name |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450Ranked #61 in Mobile Processor Benchmarks
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MediaTek Helio P25 Lite
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GPU |
Adreno 506
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Mali-T880
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RAM |
4 GB
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4 GB
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3G |
Yes
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Yes
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4G |
Yes
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Yes
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VoLTE |
Yes
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Yes
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WiFi |
Yes
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Yes
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GPS |
Yes
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Yes
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Bluetooth |
Yes
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Yes
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Connecting Port |
USB
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USB
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Primary Camera |
16MP + 5MP
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13.0MP
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Camera Auto-Focus |
Yes
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Yes
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Camera Flash |
Yes
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Yes
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HD Video Recording |
Yes (Full HD)
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Yes (Full HD)
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Other Camera Features |
16MP: F/1.7 Aperture, 5MP: F/1.9 Aperture
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F/1.7 Aperture
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Secondary Camera |
16.0MP
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13.0MP
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Secondary Camera Features |
LED Flash, F/1.9 Aperture
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Flash, F/1.9 Aperture
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Internal Memory |
64 GB
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32 GB
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Expandable Memory Slot |
up to 256 GB
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up to 256 GB
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Contacts Storage |
Unlimited
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Unlimited
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SMS Storage |
Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Music Player |
Yes
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Yes
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FM Radio |
Yes
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Yes
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Dual SIM |
GSM+GSM
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GSM+GSM
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Thickness |
8.2 mm
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8.1 mm
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Weight |
177 gm
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179 gm
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Audio Output |
3.5mm jack
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3.5mm jack
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Water Resistant |
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Battery Capacity |
3500 mAh
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3300 mAh
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Battery Standby |
N/A
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N/A
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Battery Standby (3G) |
N/A
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N/A
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Battery Talktime |
N/A
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N/A
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Battery Talktime (3G) |
N/A
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20.00 hrs
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Fast Charging |
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Other Battery Parameters |
N/A
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Internet Usage Time (3G): upto 11 hrs, Internet Usage Time (4G): upto 15 hrs, Internet Usage Time (WiFi): upto 15 hrs, Video Playback Time: upto 13 hrs, Audio Playback Time: upto 72 hrs
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Fingerprint sensor |
Yes
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Yes
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Other Features |
ANT+ Support
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Samsung Pay Mini
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2-minute Review [Positives] |
- Decent design and build quality (though it's plastic - would have been nice to see a metal or glass design)
- Has a new, modern 'infinity edge' 18:9 AMOLED display, that stretches from edge-to-edge, and makes the device easy to use with one hand
- The Samsung Experience UI skin on top of Android is a pretty decent skin and packs a lot of features - there’s Bixby, Face Recognition, which works fine and there are features like themes, game launcher, Samsung Pay mini, Samsung Cloud, games launcher, one handed mode and more
- Decent dual camera setup on the rear - especially in proper lighting conditions, the camera takes good images, and low-light performance is not too bad either
- Decent front camera too - captures generally good images with natural colors
- Good call quality, with good noise cancellation
- Dolby Atmos surround sound
- Very good battery life - the big 3500 mAh battery, combined with the low power Snapdragon 450 processor and a 720p HD+ display gives you a recipe for some very good battery life - the phone comfortably lasts a whole day and if you use it judiciously, you can even make it last for two days
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- Well built - the phone looks and feels quite premium
- Good, accurate fingerprint sensor
- Good, bright, large display - decent colour reproduction, good viewing angles - good videos and movie watching experience
- On the top of Android, is Samsung's new UI - Samsung Experience - it is more refined compared to TouchWiz UX - and continues to have a number of added software features like Games Launcher, one-handed operation mode, Multi-window mode, Direct call (to make a voice call by picking up and holding the device near your ear while viewing call, message, or contact details)
- Smart alert (to set the device to alert you if you have missed calls or new messages when you pick up the device), Gesture support, Dual Messenger (lets you use two separate accounts for the same app such as Facebook, WhatsApp and more), Secure Folder, Samsung Pay Mini, and others
- Decent speed/performance, similar to Snapdragon 625 powered devices in this price bracket - and a notch above the Helio P20 powered Galaxy J7 Max
- Excellent rear camera in all lighting conditions, comparable to the Moto G5 Plus, which has otherwise been the top camera phone in this price bracket
- White balance and dynamic range remains impressive in all situations
- Good selfie camera too, with a front facing flash for low light selfies
- Video recording quality is decent too (but the phone doesn’t have a secondary microphone so recorded audio is not crisp)
- Audio through the bundled or third-party earphones is decent
- Good call quality
- Decent battery life - lasts a day of average use (though its a notch below its cousin, the Galaxy J7 Max, because of a slightly more battery hungry processor)
- Good Dual SIM management with Samsung's Smart Dual SIM feature (automatically forwards calls from the phone number on SIM 2, even if a user is on the phone with SIM 1’s number)
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2-minute Review [Negatives] |
- No ambient light sensor, which is a big miss at this price point
- Fingerprint & face recognition is on the slow side
- While the display is pretty decent, it could have had better resolution
- The display also has significant bezels, whereas a lot of modern phones with tall displays these days have very little bezels
- Also lacks a notification LED
- Average performance considering the price bracket, thanks to the budget Snapdragon 450 at the core, which is these days more commonly seen in phones under Rs 10k - while day to day performance is alright, but push the phone a bit and it will start to stutter - moreover, the Samsung Experience 9.0 has a ton of unnecessary and sluggish animations, that don't help
- The dual rear camera setup is decent, but the portrait mode is pretty mediocre, with very ordinary edge detection - the blurring feels mostly unnatural
- The speaker is both oddly placed (on the right side of the phone) and tiny and cracks at higher volume
- No fast charging support
- No compass
- Uses the old micro-USB standard instead of a modern USB Type-C port
- On the whole, the Samsung Galaxy J8 is hard to recommend - the likes of Redmi Note 5 Pro and ZenFone Max Pro bring faster processors, better displays and more premium designs, and now with the Poco F1 around the block, the J8 is an even harder sell
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- Pretty big for single-handed use - also a bit heavy at 179 grams - might not suit people with small hands
- Lacks a notification LED light
- Samsung's UI is pretty nice but it continues to have duplicate apps for things like mail and browser, which is unnecessary
- Lacks fast charging, which is present in some of its competitors - takes about 2 and half hours to charge the phone
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