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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-07-13 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.45 |
| 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 |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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
Xperia XZ3 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), getting a 79.6 score against 72.5. Although the Xperia XZ3 is better than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), it must be told that it is also a somewhat thicker and just a little bit heavier phone. The Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a bit larger screen, a way better resolution of 1440 x 2880 and a way higher pixel amount per inch in the screen.
Xperia XZ3 features a little faster CPU than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia XZ3 also has more RAM. Xperia XZ3 has a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has 64 GB internal storage and an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Sony Xperia XZ3 shoots better photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a much larger camera sensor and a way more mega-pixels camera in the back. The Xperia XZ3's battery lifetime is just as good as the battery duration in Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), although the Xperia XZ3 also has 3330mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
Although Sony Xperia XZ3 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018). If you want to save a few dollars, you can buy Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), letting go a few features and specifications, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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