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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-01 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.45 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 5.28 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xperia XZ3 has a global score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)'s 73.5 overall score. Both of these phones work with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS. Even though Xperia XZ3 is newer than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), it's way thicker and just a little heavier. Xperia XZ3 has a brighter display than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has more pixels per display inch, a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px and a quite larger display.
The Sony Xperia XZ3 features a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 48 GB more internal storage. Sony Xperia XZ3 features a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy J7 (2017) counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Xperia XZ3, because it has a 3600mAh battery size against 3330mAh. The Sony Xperia XZ3 features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a camera with way more MP.
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