Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Motorola Moto G8 Play

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Motorola
Announced March 2016 January 2017 Announcement - October 2019
Status Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - October 2019
Price Rs. 15,990 ($235.15) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Gold, White, Pink Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
(5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
157.6 × 75.4 x 9 mm
(6.2 × 2.97 x 0.35 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) - 183.6 g (6.46.0.21 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6771 Helio P70 (12nm)
GPU Adreno 405 Mali-T860 MP4 Mali-G72 MP3
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.2 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (271 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.16% 71.34% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio, recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 16 MP 13 MP + 8 MP +2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.9, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama 13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF, Laser AF
8 MP, f/2.2, 14mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.9, LED Flash [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3300 mAh 3000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 354 h - -
Talk Time - - -