Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-07-01 | 2018-08-16 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 297.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Moto Z3 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), having a 77.6 score against 73.5. Moto Z3's body is newer, somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017). These phones include the same Android 9.0 Pie OS, so they should count with identical operating system features.
Moto Z3 counts with a bit better display than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a bit larger screen, a just a bit better display pixels density and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2160. The Moto Z3 has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Moto Z3 also has more RAM memory.
The Moto Z3 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with a lower resolution and a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for low light photography, it also counts with a way better (4K) video quality. Moto Z3 has a much greater memory to install applications and games than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal memory.
Galaxy J7 (2017) has improved battery performance than Moto Z3, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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