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

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Samsung Galaxy Tab A7
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Oct 08, 2020
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
10.4-inch · 2000x1200px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
3600 mAh
7040 mAh
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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 10.4-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI 2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
73.78 % 78.94 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
4x 2.0GHz Kryo 260 + 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Adreno 610
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 3GB
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 23 GB 32GB, available to use: 19.5 GB
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

Capacity
3600 mAh 7040 mAh
Type
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
8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
16 MP 5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 230 / € 223

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Oct 08, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 280
with LTE support
Weight 16.83 oz (477.0 g)
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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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