Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) AT&T vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$240	$949

Design

Dimensions
5.96 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches 151.5 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm	6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
5.6 oz (159.0 g)	7.13 oz (202.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.05% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
	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 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Mali-T830 MP1	Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion	2691 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)	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
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 56 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1, Yes	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
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
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 17, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ727A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.62 W/kg Body: 0.57 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.25 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.75 W/kg Phablet: 3.97 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

A1864

with 128 GB storage

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) AT&T Specs	Apple iPhone 8 Plus Specs
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