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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-29 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.64 |
| 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 Google Pixel 2 has a general score of 81.6, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine's overall score of 72.7. Even though Google Pixel 2 and the Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine were only released 8 months apart, Google Pixel 2 is extremely lighter and a bit thinner. The Google Pixel 2 counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Google Pixel 2 also has more RAM memory.
Google Pixel 2 has a better display than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much better pixels count per display inch and a much better resolution of 1080 x 1920. Google Pixel 2 has a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy J7 Refine has greater battery performance than Google Pixel 2, because it has a 22% larger battery capacity. Google Pixel 2 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has a lesser MP resolution back facing camera and a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low-light photos and videos, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video quality and a bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
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