Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) vs Apple iPhone 8 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches 152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
6.38 oz (181.0 g)	5.22 oz (148.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver, Rose gold	Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
5.5-inch	4.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
73.28 %	65.34 %
Peak brightness
	625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Apple 3-core GPU
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	2GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB	256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat), Samsung One UI	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Capacity
3600 mAh	1821 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
13 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 12, 2017 FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 1.09 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 849
In The Box
	EarPods with Lighting connector, Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2017	Sep 12, 2017

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 699

A1863

with 128 GB storage

Internal storage	128GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Specs	Apple iPhone 8 Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Apple iPhone 8 Review
User Reviews
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