Apple iPhone XR vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018	Jun 07, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/64GB - $749	$230

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm	6.03 x 3 x 0.34 inches 153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.84 oz / 194.0 g	6.38 oz / 181.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold	Black

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 71.45% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	TFT
Resolution
1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
3GB/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2942 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

11h 8min

Video

5h 50min

Gaming

4h 35min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 24, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ737A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg Phablet: 3.58 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

for TracFone Wireless

Memory	16GB

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

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