Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 vs vivo V9

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 vs vivo V9 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: vivo V9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 runs at 1.8 GHz, making vivo V9 the better performer.


Display: vivo V9 offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 offers 6 inches, making vivo V9 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 features a Super AMOLED display compared to vivo V9's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 and vivo V9 feature a 16 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: vivo V9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 offers 16 MP, making vivo V9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while vivo V9 offers 3260 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 and vivo V9 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: vivo V9 receives a higher expert rating of 7 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 is rated 6.


User Rating: vivo V9 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy J8 2018 has a rating of 4.4.

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Samsung Galaxy J8 2018
₹17,000
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₹23,990
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
74%

Release Date

28 Jun, 2018
02 Apr, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 450
Snapdragon 626
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.3 inches (16 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
24 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
3260 mAh
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
  • Gorgeous display
  • Good performer
  • Good cameras on both, the front and the back

Cons

  • Processor choice for the price
  • Low-light camera performance
  • Value for money just not there
  • Plastic design attracts fingerprints and smudges
  • Priced higher than the competition

User Ratings

4.4/5
(23,456 ratings)
4.5/5
(92,934 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
90,303
AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

Jun 28, 2018
(Official)
Apr 02, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

N/A
Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

Processor

Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Adreno 506

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR3

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
90,303

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
19:9

Pixel Density

274 ppi
400 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.15 %
84.87 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch

Design

Height

159.2 mm
154.81 mm

Width

75.7 mm
75.03 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
7.89 mm

Weight

191 grams
150 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

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/2.0CMOS image sensor
5 MP
f/1.9 Depth Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes 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
Touch to focus

Software Based Aperture

N/A
F0.95-F16

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
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS 0.9µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
3260 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(3G)
N/A

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 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.697 W/kg
Head: 1.380 W/kg Body: 0.406 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) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

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

Applications

N/A
Google Services - Play Store Google Chrome Google Map YouTube Drive Play Music Play Movies and TV Google Duo Photos Flipkart Newspoint Amazon UC Browser WPS office Whatsapp