Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-13 | 2017-07-07 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 107.00 | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a little bit better than the Galaxy J7 Star, with a overall score of 80.4 against 73.1. Although the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition is older than Galaxy J7 Star, it's design is a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter. Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a lot better looking screen than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a bit bigger display, a lot greater pixels density and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy J7 Star features a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 3 percent bigger battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a lesser mega-pixels resolution back camera, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition also counts with a lot higher video quality and a larger sensor which provides a better image and video quality.
Although Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy J7 Star, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy J7 Star. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, otherwise you can save some money and buy the Galaxy J7 Star, letting go a couple features and specs.
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