Sharp Aquos S2 vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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Sharp Aquos S2

Sharp Aquos S2

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)

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Sharp Aquos S2 or Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sharp Aquos S2 Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)
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Release date 2017, August 2017, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 141.8 x 72 x 7.9 mm | 5.58 x 5.58 x 2.83 in 152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm | 6 x 6 x 2.94 in
Weight 140 g | 4.94 oz 181 g | 6.38 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors White, Black, Blue, Green Black, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 3020 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 91 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 80.7 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 17:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.0% 73.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2040 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 420 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-8 MP
-13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide)
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
- Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - 128/6GB
- Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53) - 64/4GB
-Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - 128/6GB
- Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 508 - 64/4GB
Adreno 512 - 128/6GB
Mali-T830 MP1
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 173 118
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 994 447
GeekBench 4 Single Core 859 713
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4079 3482
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3688 2288

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 28(700), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-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)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 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
- Charging 5V/2A 10W

- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: J730F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J730FM/DS (UAE, Russia)

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