Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-13 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Blue | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 107.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus is much better than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, having an 87.1 score against 73.1. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus is an older and somewhat heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, but Apple managed to build it somewhat thinner anyway. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a way better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Apple iPhone 8 Plus also has a much higher 1080 x 1920 resolution and a lot greater display density.
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The iPhone 8 Plus has a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has 2 less processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor and more RAM memory.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus takes much better photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution camera and a tinier aperture, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Galaxy J7 Star counts with improved battery life than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 23% larger battery capacity.
Although iPhone 8 Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Galaxy J7 Star, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy J7 Star. If you prefer to save a few dollars, you can buy the Galaxy J7 Star, letting go a couple features, but you will get the most out of your money.
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