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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2016-09-16 | 2017-06-20 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 969.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 7 Plus has an overall score of 83.8, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Max's 76.1 overall score. IPhone 7 Plus's construction is a little thinner than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, although it is a little bit heavier and was released just 9 months before. The iPhone 7 Plus has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same 1080 x 1920 resolution, the iPhone 7 Plus also counts with a bit greater pixels amount per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Max's CPU is just as good as the iPhone 7 Plus one, although the Samsung Galaxy J7 Max also has a higher number of cores (although slower) and 1 GB more RAM. The iPhone 7 Plus features a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy J7 Max has just a bit better battery performance than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity against 2900mAh. Apple iPhone 7 Plus shoots clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a back facing camera with less MP and a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for shooting images and video in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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