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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 97.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-01 | 2019-09-27 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 9.74 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Cosmos black and Space silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 1980.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 7.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2152 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 362 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Fold has a general score of 97.6, which is a lot better than Galaxy J7 (2017)'s 73.5 score. Although the Samsung Galaxy Fold is noticeably heavier than the Galaxy J7 (2017), it's thinner and also a lot newer. Both of these phones work with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't notice any difference regarding operating system features.
Samsung Galaxy Fold has a quite superior performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy Fold also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Fold counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a little worse screen pixel density, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1536 x 2152 pixels and a way bigger display.
Galaxy Fold features a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy Fold counts with a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with less megapixels, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video definition and a larger aperture.
The Galaxy Fold counts with better battery lifetime than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a 22 percent larger battery capacity.
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