Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-13 | 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 |
| Blue | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 107.00 | $ 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 7870 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 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 | 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 is much better than Galaxy J7 Star, getting an 81.6 score against 73.1. The Google Pixel 2 is a notably lighter and a bit thinner phone than Galaxy J7 Star, even though both of them were released only 9 months apart. The Google Pixel 2 has a better display than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much better 1080 x 1920 resolution and a much higher pixel quantity per inch of display.
Google Pixel 2 has a bit bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Google Pixel 2 features a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Google Pixel 2 also has a greater amount of RAM.
Google Pixel 2 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a tinier camera aperture and a back-facing camera with a lower 12.2 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger sensor. Galaxy J7 Star has superior battery life than Google Pixel 2, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh.
The Google Pixel 2 costs more than Galaxy J7 Star, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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