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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2018-07-13 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| TFT | P-OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 has an overall score of 82.6, which is better than Galaxy J7 (2018)'s overall score of 72.5. The Sony Xperia 1 design is newer, just a bit lighter and a little thinner than Galaxy J7 (2018). The Xperia 1 counts with a better performing CPU than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xperia 1 also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Sony Xperia 1 has a much better looking display than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a larger screen, a lot higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 and a way greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display. Sony Xperia 1 has a superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Sony Xperia 1 captures a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a camera with less mega-pixels, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a larger sensor which offers a better image and video quality and a larger camera aperture to take better photography in poorly lited environments.
The Galaxy J7 (2018) and the Xperia 1 both count with similar batteries duration, although the Xperia 1 also has a 1% more battery size.
Although Xperia 1 is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy J7 (2018), and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy J7 (2018). If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can get the Galaxy J7 (2018), giving up a couple features, but you'll get the most out of your money.
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