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Galaxy J8 review: A 2018 mid-budget Galaxy with a 6.0" SAMOLED and dual cameras.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2018·$270
Overall
48/100
Class rank
#1 of 2
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A big SAMOLED J for $270.

Galaxy J8 sat at the top of the 2018 J line — a 6" Super AMOLED Infinity Display, dual cameras and a 16 MP selfie. It was a popular budget upgrade pick.

01Display

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 65-point average for budget phones of 2018.

TypeSuper AMOLED, Infinity Display
Size6.0 inches
Resolution1,480 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

58/100

At 58/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2018 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Main16 MP + 5 MP depth
Selfie16 MP, LED

03Performance

50/100

At 50/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2018 — 11 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 450 (14 nm)
RAM3 / 4 GB
Storage32 / 64 GB · microSD

04Battery

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among budget phones of 2018 — 10 points above the cohort average.

Capacity3,500 mAh
WiredAdaptive Fast Charging

05Build

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 58-point average for budget phones of 2018.

06Value

62/100

62/100 puts it above the 60-point average for budget phones of 2018.

What works
  • 6" Super AMOLED + 16 MP cameras.
  • Bigger 3,500 mAh battery.
  • Adaptive Fast Charging support.
  • microSD + jack.
What doesn't
  • HD+ on a 6" SAMOLED.
  • SD450 modest.
  • Mono speaker.
  • No notch trend at this point.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 2-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .