Alcatel A30 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Star Specs Comparison

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Alcatel A30 Plus Samsung Galaxy J7 Star
Released · Jul 10, 2017
Released · Jul 13, 2018
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 27, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$130

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches
151.9 x 77 x 8.4 mm
6.03 x 3 x 0.34 inches
153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g 6.38 oz / 181.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.34% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 71.45% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD TFT
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Dragontrail Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6738 (28 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2 Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 3300 mAh, Li - Polymer

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) 13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (Flash) 13 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3 M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17 2, 4, 5, 12, 66, 71
3G Bands
5, 4, 2, 1 5, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 10, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ737T
Measured SAR
Head: 1.36 W/kg
Body: 1.01 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.11 W/kg
Phablet: 3.60 W/kg
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