Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Specs

Released

Apr 15, 2016

Display

5.5-inch
1280 x 720 px

Camera

13 MP Main
5 MP Selfie

Battery

3300 mAh

Storage

16GB

Hardware

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa
2GB RAM

OS

Android 7.0 Nougat

Description

The Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) sports a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display with 720 x 1280 pixels, the device relies on an octa-core processor clocked at 1.6 GHz. The J7 (2016) further features LTE connectivity, NFC, 2GB of RAM, 16 GB of expandable storage space, and a 3300 mAh battery.

This device is also known as Samsung SM-J710F

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Specs

Display Benchmarks
Size	5.5-inch
Resolution	1280 x 720 px, 267 PPI
Technology	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body	72.41 %
Features	Proximity sensor

Hardware
System chip	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor	Octa-core, 1600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU	Mali-T830 MP2
RAM	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage	16GB, available to use: 10.8 GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)
Device type	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity	3300 mAh
Type	Li - Ion, User replaceable

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Specifications: Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm
Flash	LED
Video recording	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Features: Video calling
Front	5 MP (Flash)

Design
Dimensions	5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches (151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm)
Weight	5.96 oz(169.0 g)
Features	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys	Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter
Colors	Gold, Pink, White, Rose gold

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)	Bands 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type	Micro SIM

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share
Radio	FM

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.1
Wi-Fi	802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0, Features: Charging, Mass storage device
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors	Accelerometer
Other	NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Regulatory Approval
Measured SAR	Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 1.39 W/kg

Availability
Officially announced	Mar 28, 2016

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