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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
8.0
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Jan 13, 2017
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
3600 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Jan 02, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm 		6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches
156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.61 oz (159.0 g) 6.56 oz (186.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.51% screen-to-body 5.7-inch, 73.78% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1920x1080px, 386 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Mali-T830 MP3
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 3600 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm 		16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP 16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F 		Date approved: Dec 01, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA720F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 0.55 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg 		Head: 0.24 W/kg
Body: 0.71 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 3.78 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.08 W/kg
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