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

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Oct 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$230 | €223

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm	9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	16.79 oz / 476.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud	Dark gray, Silver, Gold

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 73.78% screen-to-body	10.4-inch, 78.94% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI	2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.0GHz Kryo 260 4x1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Adreno 610
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3600 mAh, Li - Ion	7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
16 MP	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 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), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

with LTE support

Weight	16.83 oz / 477.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

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