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

Smartphone 1

Motorola Moto G6 Play

Motorola Moto G6 Play

Smartphone 2

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)

Smartphone 3

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

or

Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G6 Play Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)
Rating (+) (+)
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
Case buy from Amazon

buy from Amazon

Colors Deep Indigo, Silver, Flash Gray, Gold Black, Blue, Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 150 EUR 200 EUR
Check price from Amazon

from Amazon

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)
Screen protector buy from Amazon buy from Amazon

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)

Compare Motorola Moto G6 Play with other models:

Show More Models 📱

Reviews and Opinions on Motorola Moto G6 Play and Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)

If you had to recommend one of these phones to a friend, which one would it be and why? Share your arguments using the Add Opinion button!

There are no comments yet. Be the first to comment.