Samsung Galaxy J7 vs Sony Xperia 1 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 16, 2015	Feb 25, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$234	$950

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 3.09 x 0.30 inches 152.4 x 78.6 x 7.5 mm	6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 167 x 72 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.03 oz (171.0 g)	6.28 oz (178.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Black, Gray, Purple, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.72% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 82.22% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	P-OLED, HDR, 400 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI	3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 615 8939	Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 405	Adreno 640
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB/16GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	3330 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm	12 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling	4K UHD (24 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash)	8 MP (OIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Memory	2GB
4G (FDD) Bands	12, 5, 26, 4, 2, 25
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

Memory	2GB
OS	Android (7.1 Nougat)
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J7 Specs	Sony Xperia 1 Specs
PhoneArena Review
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User Reviews
Samsung Galaxy J7 User Reviews	Sony Xperia 1 User Reviews