Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 67.3 | 73.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-10 | 2018-07-13 |
| 6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Blue |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 107.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 396 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.74 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy J7 Star is just a bit better than the Honor 8X, getting a general score of 73.1 against 67.3. Despite being the best we compare here, it must be told that it's also a just a little bit thicker and a little heavier phone. The Honor 8X counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a bigger screen, more pixels per inch in the screen and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
The Honor 8X counts with a little better performance than Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Honor 8X also has 2 GB more RAM. The Honor 8X counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB, the Honor 8X also has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Honor 8X counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity. Honor 8X features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for shooting images and videos in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same video resolution, the Honor 8X also counts with a lot higher resolution camera and higher video frame rate.
Galaxy J7 Star not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it an obvious call.
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