Samsung Galaxy J7 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J7 Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime
Released · Jul 23, 2015
Released · Apr 28, 2017
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 16GB
1.5GB · 16GB
3000 mAh
2600 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 16, 2015 Apr 28, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$234

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 3.09 x 0.30 inches
152.4 x 78.6 x 7.5 mm
5.54 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches
140.7 x 70.1 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.03 oz / 171.0 g 5.22 oz / 148.0 g
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

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.72% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 69.74% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED TFT
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 1280x720px, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 615 8939 Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 405 Adreno 308
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
2GB/16GB
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop) Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 2600 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm
5 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) 2 MP

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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
ANT+ UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
Radio
FM, RDS

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 2, 4, 5, 12
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
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

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 15, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327T
Measured SAR
Head: 0.44 W/kg
Body: 0.30 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.40 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.30 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
Memory 2GB
OS Android (7.1 Nougat)
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
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