Samsung Galaxy J7 Star vs Motorola Moto G7 Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$199

Design

Dimensions
6.03 x 3 x 0.34 inches 153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm	5.85 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches 148.71 x 71.5 x 8.09 mm
Weight
6.38 oz / 181.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue	Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.45% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 76.72% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI	1512x720px, 19:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	6 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 250
GPU
Mali-T830 MP1	Adreno 506
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	2GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh
Charging
	Motorola TurboPowe

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP	8 MP (Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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, 4, 5, 12, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	No

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

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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