Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy C7 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Samsung Galaxy C7
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Jun 01, 2016
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3600 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 May 26, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches
156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches
156.6 x 77.2 x 6.8 mm
Weight
6.56 oz (186.0 g) 5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Metal
Resistance
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
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud Gold, Gray, Pink

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 73.78% screen-to-body 5.7-inch, 74.02% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI 1920x1080px, 386 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Snapdragon 625 8953
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Adreno 506
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3600 mAh, Li - Ion 3300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
16 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
Front
16 MP 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28 1, 3, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 01, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA720F
Measured SAR
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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