Samsung Galaxy J7 vs HTC Desire 825

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Desire 825 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.6 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy J7 runs at 1.5 GHz, making HTC Desire 825 the better performer.


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


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


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


Battery: Samsung Galaxy J7 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while HTC Desire 825 offers 2700 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy J7 better for longer battery life.


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


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

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Samsung Galaxy J7
₹8,999
(Out of Stock)
HTC Desire 825
₹11,499
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
66%

Release Date

16 Jul, 2015
23 Jun, 2016

Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Snapdragon 400
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
2700 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.3/5
(37,496 ratings)
3.9/5
(84 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 16, 2015
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Below Avg

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

Processor

Octa core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP2
Adreno 305

RAM

1.5 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
S-LCD

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)

69.46 %
68.96 %

Screen Protection

No
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

152.4 mm
156.9 mm

Width

78.6 mm
76.9 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

171 grams
155 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

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

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

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.8 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
No

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
2700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G)
Up to 24 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

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) / 800(band 20)
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 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) / 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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.571 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

HDMI

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass