HTC Desire 825 vs Samsung Galaxy J7 2016

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Comparing the HTC Desire 825 vs Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both HTC Desire 825 and Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 run at the same processing speed of 1.6 GHz.


Display: Both HTC Desire 825 and Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire 825's S-LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both HTC Desire 825 and Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both HTC Desire 825 and Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while HTC Desire 825 offers 2700 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both HTC Desire 825 and Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while HTC Desire 825 has a rating of 3.9.

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HTC Desire 825
₹11,499
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy J7 2016
₹13,800
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

66%
69%

Release Date

23 Jun, 2016
09 May, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Quad Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
S-LCD
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

2700 mAh
3300 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

3.9/5
(84 ratings)
4.3/5
(78,258 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
3 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

HTC Sense
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Processor

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Mali-T830 MP2

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

S-LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

267 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.96 %
72.16 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
No

Design

Height

156.9 mm
151.7 mm

Width

76.9 mm
76 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

155 grams
169 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.8 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
5 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

No
Yes LED Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2700 mAh
3300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G)
Up to 23 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Proximity sensor Accelerometer