Between the Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 and the Sony Xperia Z5, which smartphone could give more value to your money?

When buying something, especially a gadget, a number of considerations have to be checked closely in order for you not to end up wasting your hard-earned money, right?

Below, we have listed down the things that may help you arrive at a wise decision for your next purchase:

Camera

If you are someone who is fond of taking photos using your mobile phone, the camera specs are surely part of your top requirements.

Between the Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 and the Sony Xperia Z5, it appears that the latter has better camera specs.

The former has a 13 MP camera with f/1.9, 28mm, autofocus and LED flash, while the latter boasts of a 23 MP camera with f/2.0, 24mm, phase detection autofocus and LED flash.

Battery

If you want a removable battery with higher capacity, then go for the J7 2016 which has a removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery, rather than getting an Xperia Z5, which has a non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery.

Storage

In terms of external memory, both have a dedicated slot which can be expanded upto 256 GB, but in terms of internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy J7 has 16 GB that runs on a 2 GB RAM, while the Sony Xperia Z5 boasts of 32 GB with 3 GB RAM.

Display

When it comes to screen size, you may go for the Sony Xperia Z5 if you want a smaller screen (5.2 inches), and the Samsung Galaxy J7 for a bigger one (5.5 inches).

As with resolution, the Sony Xperia Z5 is a winner with 1080 x 1920 pixels (~428 ppi pixel density) compared to Samsung Galaxy J7 2016's 720 x 1280 pixels (~267 ppi pixel density).

Platform

Both run on Android OS, however, the Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 has the v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), while the Sony Xperia Z5 has the Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), still upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow).