Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 vs Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6)

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 vs Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 and Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) run at the same processing speed of 1.8 GHz.


Display: Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) offers 5.8 inches, making Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6)'s IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 and Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) feature a 16 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 and Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) offers 3060 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 and Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) receives a higher expert rating of 7 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 is rated 6.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) has a rating of 4.3.

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Samsung Galaxy J8 2018
₹17,000
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Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6)
₹17,199
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
74%

Release Date

28 Jun, 2018
30 Aug, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 450
Snapdragon 636
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
720x1480 px (HD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
16 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
3060 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

6.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Excellent battery life
  • Premium design
  • Live focus feature
  • Stunning design
  • No frills Android experience
  • Capable selfie camera

Cons

  • Processor choice for the price
  • Low-light camera performance
  • Value for money just not there
  • Rear cameras aren't as good
  • Battery life could've been better

User Ratings

4.4/5
(23,456 ratings)
4.3/5
(213,175 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
168,464
AnTuTu Score

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Videos
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General

Launch Date

Jun 28, 2018
(Official)
Aug 30, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

N/A
Android One

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

Processor

Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Adreno 509

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
168,464

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)

Resolution

720x1480 px (HD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
19:9

Pixel Density

274 ppi
435 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.15 %
80.05 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
93 %

Design

Height

159.2 mm
147.2 mm

Width

75.7 mm
70.9 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

191 grams
151 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Gorilla Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/1.726 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0S5K3P9 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size
5 MP
f/1.9 Depth Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.2µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.25µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
Fixed Focus

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
3060 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(3G)
Up to 20.5 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 400 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.697 W/kg
Head: 0.456 W/kg Body: 0.647 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope