Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) vs HTC One A9 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)

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HTC One A9

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) or HTC One A9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) HTC One A9
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Release date 2017, June 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm | 6 x 6 x 2.94 in 145.8 x 70.8 x 7.3 mm | 5.74 x 5.74 x 2.79 in
Weight 181 g | 6.38 oz 143 g | 5.04 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold Carbon Gray, Opal Silver, Topaz Gold, Deep Garnet, Pink
Battery 3600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2150 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 91 h
Stand by time - Up to 432 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.1% 66.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, AF -13 MP, f/2.0, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 4 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide) 4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm
Functions LED flash HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); Sense UI
Chipset - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 Adreno 405
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 118 128
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 447 663
GeekBench 4 Single Core 713 692
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3482 3049
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2288 2110

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Americas 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 29(700) - Americas 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EMEA/ Asia
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A Cat7 (2CA) 300/100 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, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (payments only)
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Dolby audio enhancement
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Versions: J730F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J730FM/DS (UAE, Russia)

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