Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Star Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm	6.03 x 3 x 0.34 inches 153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.10 oz / 173.0 g	6.38 oz / 181.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink	Blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.32% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 71.45% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	TFT
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 529 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)	13 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	2, 4, 5, 12, 66, 71
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG955U	Date approved: May 10, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ737T
Measured SAR
Head: 0.33 W/kg Body: 0.29 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.19 W/kg	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

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2500 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
FCC approval	Date approved: Sep 25, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG955F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.58 W/kg Body: 0.65 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.49 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

for Verizon Wireless

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 66
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2500 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM	Yes

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28

for US Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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