Motorola Moto G6 Play vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G6 Play

Motorola Moto G6 Play

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)

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Motorola Moto G6 Play or Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G6 Play Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)
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Release date 2018, April 2018, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.4 x 72.2 x 9 mm | 6.08 x 6.08 x 2.84 in 153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm | 6.03 x 6.03 x 3 in
Weight 175 g | 6.17 oz 181 g | 6.38 oz
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Colors Deep Indigo, Silver, Flash Gray, Gold Black, Blue, Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 5.5" in
Screen area 83.8 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.2% 71.4%
Screen resolution 720 x 1440 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 282 PPI 267 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, PDAF -13 MP, AF, f/1.7
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP (USA)
8 MP (other markets)
13 MP, f/1.9
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8920 Snapdragon 427 (28 nm) - USA
CPU - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
-Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - USA
- Octa-core 1.6 GHz
GPU Adreno 505
Adreno 308 - USA
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 400 GB
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 104
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 367
GeekBench 4 Single Core 665
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1866
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1910

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Europe, Brazil 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - Europe 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 66(1700/2100) - USA 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - Brazil
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot - USA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (Europe)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Audio

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 10W or 15W
- Splash resistant

- ANT+
Versions
- For Global market, Europe, Brazil, USA

- Also known as Samsung SM-J737, Galaxy J7 V (Verizon), Galaxy J7 Star (T-Mobile), Galaxy J7 Refine 2018 (Sprint, Virgin Mobile, Boost)

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