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| Global Score | |
| 68 | 73.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 4.3 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-01-06 | 2018-07-13 |
| 6.34 x 3.33 x 0.37 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 175.00 | $ 107.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 241 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.84 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy J7 Star has an overall score of 73.1, which is a little bit better than the Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G's overall score of 68. These devices include Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G has Android 4.3 version, counting with some nice extra features and some performance improvements. Samsung Galaxy J7 Star's design is notably newer, lighter and a little thinner than Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G.
The Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a lower number of cores, and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. The Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G counts with just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a just a bit less pixels per display inch, and they both have the same resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, the Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G also counts with a quite larger screen.
Galaxy J7 Star shoots much clearer photos and videos than Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G. Both of them have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, a 13 MP resolution back camera and the same video frame rate. The Samsung Galaxy J7 Star counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 400 GB and 32 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G has longer battery life than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star is also a bargain compared to others.
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