Moto G4 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy J7: Which 4G Phone Is A Better Buy

The much awaited smartphone of the year - Moto G4 is official along with the Moto G4 Plus exclusively via Amazon India. The Moto G4 Plus prices start from Rs 13,999 for the 16 GB variant.

At this price bracket, the Moto G4 Plus will compete with the newly released Samsung Galaxy J7 priced at Rs 15,990. Both are mid-range smartphones with 4G LTE and these are value for money offerings.

Below is a comparison between the Moto G4 Plus and Samsung Galaxy J7 to help you know how the two smartphones are different.

Moto G4 Plus' screen packs more pixels

Both the smartphones are fitted with a 5.5-inch display. But the IPS LCD panel on the Moto G4 Plus has a FHD 1080p screen resolution resulting in a pixel density of 401 ppi. Also, it has Gorilla Glass 3 protection.

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The Galaxy J7 display has an HD 720p resolution that makes the pixel density of the Super AMOLED screen relatively lesser at 267 ppi.

Octa-core processors power both the phones

Both the mid-rangers are equipped with octa-core processors under their hood. The one in the Motorola offering is an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 SoC teamed up with Adreno 405 GPU.

When it comes to the Galaxy J7, it has an octa-core processor ticking at 1.6 GHz clock speed.

Otherwise, the Moto G4 Plus comes in two variants - one with 16 GB storage and 2 GB RAM and the other with 32 GB of storage space and 3 GB RAM.

The Galaxy J7 features 16 GB of storage capacity and 2 GB RAM. Both the smartphones feature expandable storage support up to 128 GB.

Moto G4 Plus camera is good, but Galaxy J7 has front facing flash

The main camera on the G4 Plus is a 16 MP sensor with laser and phase detection autofocus and dual LED flash. It has a 5 MP front snapper with f/2.2 aperture and auto-HDR.

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On the other hand, the Galaxy J7 features a 13 MP main snapper with LED flash and autofocus and a 5 MP front camera with front facing LED flash and f/1.9 aperture.

Galaxy J7 features NFC

Both the smartphones have standard connectivity aspects such as 4G LTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS and Wi-Fi hotspot. Galaxy J7 features NFC support.

Moto G4 Plus features a fingerprint sensor

There is a fingerprint sensor on the Moto G4 Plus so the handset is quite secure. This sensor is integrated into the home button of the smartphone and it can unlock the device within 750 milliseconds.

Galaxy J7 would be long lasting

The 3,300 mAh battery in the Galaxy J7 is likely to give a backup of up to one day. However, the Moto G4 Plus draws power from a 3,000 mAh battery that is non-removable.

Moto G4 Plus is fueled by Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow while Galaxy J7 runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with no word on the upgrade to Marshmallow