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Sony Xperia SP vs Samsung Galaxy J7

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy J7 , Sony Xperia SP

Samsung Galaxy J7 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) -Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, screen 5.5", with resolution 720x1280. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera.

Sony Xperia SP 2013 year of release, cpu Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, screen 4.6", with resolution 720x1280. Smartphone has 0 megapixel front camera and 8 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" inch 4.6" inch
Screen area 83.4 cm2 58.3 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.6% 66.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
PPI /points per inch/ 267 PPI 319 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF 8 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions LED flash LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) VGA
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradаble to 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) -Exynos 7580 Octa Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon S4 Pro
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) -Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 405 -Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 320
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 26388
GeekBench 4 Single Core 693 745
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3327 1094
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1997 926
General specs Release date 2015, June 2013, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 152.2 Х 78.7 Х 7.5 mm 130.6 Х 67.1 Х 10 mm
Weight 171 g 155 g
Colors White, Black, Gold Black, White, Red
Battery 3000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2370 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 200 EUR 180 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 18 h (3G) Music play - Up to 76 h Stand by time- Up to 635 h (2G) / Up to 734 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 10 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G) Music play - Up to 39 h
Body build plastic body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C5303  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C5302  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - C5306 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C5303  LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850) - C5306
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 MbpsHSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (Snapdragon model only) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.25 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.50 W/kg (head)     0.37 W/kg (body)     SAR - 0.63 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.79 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio, RDS, recording Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, proximity - ANT+ - Versions: J700F (India, Thailand); J700M (LATAM); J700M/DS (Brazil); J700H with no LTE (South Africa, Pakistan, Vietnam, Philippines, Russia); J700T (T-Mobile, Metro PCS); J700P (Virgin Mobile, Boost) Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Also known as Sony Xperia SP HSPA C5302, Sony Xperia SP LTE C5303, Sony Xperia SP LTE C5306

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy J7
  • Screen 5.5"
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Xperia SP
  • External memory microSD GB