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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 13 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2023-05-11 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 12.43 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
The Sony Xperia 1 V is better than the Galaxy J7 (2017), with an 82.7 score against 73.5. Although the Sony Xperia 1 V is noticeably newer than Galaxy J7 (2017), it's a bit heavier and just a little bit thicker. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but the Sony Xperia 1 V has an older 13 version and Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Sony Xperia 1 V features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a bigger display, a much greater pixels density and a lot higher resolution of 1644 x 3840. Xperia 1 V counts with a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
Galaxy J7 (2017) counts with a much more powerful processor than Xperia 1 V, although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Sony Xperia 1 V counts with a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a 39 percent more battery capacity.
Xperia 1 V counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light captures and video, it also counts with a much higher video definition and a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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