Apple iPhone XR vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Star Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone XR	Samsung Galaxy J7 Star
Released · Oct 26, 2018	Released · Jul 13, 2018
6.1-inch · 1792x828px	5.5-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera	Single camera
3GB · 64GB	2GB · 32GB
2942 mAh	3300 mAh

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
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	Blue

Display

Size
6.1-inch	5.5-inch
Resolution
1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	TFT
Screen-to-body
79.24 %	71.45 %
Peak brightness
625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Mali-T830 MP1
RAM
3GB	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
64GB	32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI

Battery

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

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

11h 8min

Video

5h 50min

Gaming

4h 35min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	13 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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 Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 749
In The Box
EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation	USB cable, Wall charging adapter, Start guide, Terms & Conditions

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 899

with 128 GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 799

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone XR Specs	Samsung Galaxy J7 Star Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPhone XR Review
User Reviews
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