Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy S8+ Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) or Samsung Galaxy S8+ Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) Samsung Galaxy S8+
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Release date 2018, June 2017, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm | 6.03 x 6.03 x 3 in 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm | 6.28 x 6.28 x 2.89 in
Weight 181 g | 6.38 oz 173 g | 6.1 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Blue, Gold Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 200 EUR 470 EUR
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Screen

Technology TFT Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 6.2" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 98.3 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.4% 84.0%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1440 x 2960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 267 PPI 529 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR10
-3D Touch (home button only)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF, f/1.7 -12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/1.9 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA
-Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
GPU Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
External memory microSD, up to 400 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 230369
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 361
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1212
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1195
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 527
GeekBench 5 Single Core 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1443
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1771
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6032
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8348
GeekBench 4 Battery 4097

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-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), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.67 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.27 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- ANT+

- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
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-ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
-Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Samsung SM-J737, Galaxy J7 V (Verizon), Galaxy J7 Star (T-Mobile), Galaxy J7 Refine 2018 (Sprint, Virgin Mobile, Boost)

- Versions: G955F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G955FD (Global Dual-SIM); G955W (Canada); G955A (AT&T); G955P (Sprint); G955T (T-Mobile); G955V (Verizon); G955R4 (US Cellular); G955U (USA Unlocked); G955

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