Samsung Galaxy J7 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) International Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J7 Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) International
Released · Jul 23, 2015
Released · Jul 26, 2017
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
3000 mAh
2400 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 16, 2015 Jun 06, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$234

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 3.09 x 0.30 inches
152.4 x 78.6 x 7.5 mm
5.64 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches
143.2 x 70.3 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.03 oz / 171.0 g 5.01 oz / 142.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal
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, Gold, White Black, Gold, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.72% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 68.38% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 1280x720px, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 615 8939 Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 405 Mali-T720
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
2GB/16GB
2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 2400 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash) 5 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
ANT+ UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, 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, RDS FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Head: 0.66 W/kg
Body: 1.32 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory 2GB
4G (FDD) Bands 12, 5, 26, 4, 2, 25
4G (TDD) Bands 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
Memory 2GB
OS Android (7.1 Nougat)
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
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