Samsung Galaxy J7 vs Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J7

Samsung Galaxy J7

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Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

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Samsung Galaxy J7 or Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J7 Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)
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Release date 2015, June 2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 152.2 x 78.7 x 7.5 mm | 5.99 x 5.99 x 3.1 in 140.8 x 72.4 x 10 mm | 5.54 x 5.54 x 2.85 in
Weight 171 g | 6.03 oz 144 g | 5.08 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors White, Black, Gold Black, White
Battery 3000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 76 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.2" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.6% 73.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 267 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF -13 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.13µm, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 2 MP, f/2.2
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Exynos 7580 Octa
- Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
-Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
- Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 64 GB (AT&T, T-Mobile)

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 117 157
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 434 597
GeekBench 4 Single Core 693
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3327
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1997

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - Verizon
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU, AT&T, Verizon 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - XT1097 AT&T, XT1095 T-Mobile 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EU 
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 13(700) - XT1096 (Verizon) 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - India
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 MbpsHSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (Snapdragon model only) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.25 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.50 W/kg (head)     0.37 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature
Other extras
- ANT+

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
- Water resistant
Versions
- Versions: J700F (India, Thailand); J700M (LATAM); J700M/DS (Brazil); J700H with no LTE (South Africa, Pakistan, Vietnam, Philippines, Russia); J700T (T-Mobile, Metro PCS); J700P (Virgin Mobile, Boost)

- Also known as Motorola Moto X (2014), Motorola Moto X2, Motorola Moto X+1

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