Samsung Galaxy J7 Star vs Motorola Moto G7 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J7 Star Motorola Moto G7
Released · Jul 13, 2018
Released · Feb 07, 2019
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
6.2-inch · 2270x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3300 mAh
3000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.03 x 3 x 0.34 inches
153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm
6.18 x 2.96 x 0.31 inches
157 x 75.3 x 8 mm
Weight
6.38 oz (181.0 g) 6.07 oz (172.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: 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, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch 6.2-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI 2270x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
TFT IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
71.45 % 82.58 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Qualcomm 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
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPower

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP 8 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 66(AWS-3), 71(600) 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), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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

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
$ 299
In The Box
USB cable, Wall charging adapter, Start guide, Terms & Conditions 15W TurboPower charger, USB-C Cable, SIM pin, Guides

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 07, 2019

Alternative variants

Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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