Samsung Galaxy J7 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J7 Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018)
Released · Jul 23, 2015
Released · Jun 13, 2018
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
3000 mAh
2600 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 3.09 x 0.30 inches
152.4 x 78.6 x 7.5 mm
5.62 x 2.76 x 0.35 inches
142.7 x 70.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.03 oz (171.0 g) 5.36 oz (152.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
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 Silver

Display

Size
5.5-inch 5.0-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED TFT
Screen-to-body
69.72 % 68.87 %
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm 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 MP1
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 2600 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash) 5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14
4G (TDD)
Bands 40
3G
Bands 5, 8, 2, 1 Bands 5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 04, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ337A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.22 W/kg
Body: 1.02 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 234
In The Box
Charger and microUSB cable

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 16, 2015 Jun 07, 2018

Alternative variants

Memory 2GB
4G (FDD) Bands 12, 5, 26, 4, 2, 25
4G (TDD) Bands 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
for AT&T Prepaid
Colors Black
Memory 2GB
OS Android (7.1 Nougat)
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
for Verizon
System chip Samsung Exynos 7884A
Processor Octa-core
1350 MHz
ARM-Cortex A73 and ARM-Cortex A53
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13
FCC approval Date approved: May 07, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ337V
Measured SAR Head: 1.14 W/kg
Body: 0.92 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg
for Sprint and Boost Mobile
System chip Samsung Exynos 7884A
Processor Octa-core
1350 MHz
ARM-Cortex A73 and ARM-Cortex A53
4G (FDD) Bands 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands 41
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
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