Samsung Galaxy J7 vs Microsoft Lumia 550

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J7 vs Microsoft Lumia 550 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy J7 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Microsoft Lumia 550 runs at 1.1 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy J7 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy J7 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Microsoft Lumia 550 offers 4.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy J7 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy J7 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Microsoft Lumia 550's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J7 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy J7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Microsoft Lumia 550 offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy J7 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy J7 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Microsoft Lumia 550 offers 2 MP, making Samsung Galaxy J7 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy J7 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Microsoft Lumia 550 offers 2100 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy J7 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Microsoft Lumia 550 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy J7 offers 16 GB, making Microsoft Lumia 550 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy J7 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Microsoft Lumia 550 has a rating of 3.5.

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Samsung Galaxy J7
₹8,999
(Out of Stock)
Microsoft Lumia 550
₹5,499
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
N/A

Release Date

16 Jul, 2015
23 Dec, 2015

Performance

N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Snapdragon 210
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 1.1 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
Super AMOLED
LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP
2 MP

Battery

N/A
3000 mAh
2100 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.3/5
(37,496 ratings)
3.5/5
(1,066 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 16, 2015
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Windows Phone v10

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Processor

Octa core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.1 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
32 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP2
Adreno 304

RAM

1.5 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A

Display Type

Super AMOLED
LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

267 ppi
312 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.46 %
65.95 %

Screen Protection

No
N/A

Design

Height

152.4 mm
136.1 mm

Width

78.6 mm
67.8 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm
9.9 mm

Weight

171 grams
141.9 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9CMOS image sensor
5 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
2592 x 1944 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
2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
640x480 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

3000 mAh
2100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G)
Up to 17 Hours(4G) / Up to 14 Hours(3G) / Up to 16 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: 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:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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)
N/A

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
N/A

HDMI

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer