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

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Samsung Galaxy J7 Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)
Released · Jul 23, 2015
Released · Jul 01, 2017
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 16GB
3GB · 16GB
3000 mAh
3600 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 3.09 x 0.30 inches
152.4 x 78.6 x 7.5 mm
6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches
152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm
Weight
6.03 oz (171.0 g) 6.38 oz (181.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
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, Silver, Rose gold

Display

Size
5.5-inch 5.5-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
69.72 % 73.28 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 405 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM
1.5GB (LPDDR3) 3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 11.6 GB 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), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 3600 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.7
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash) 13 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.1
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
ANT+ NFC, 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 Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS FM

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300) Bands 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 234

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 16, 2015 Jun 06, 2017

Alternative variants

RAM 2GB
4G (FDD) Bands 12(700 a), 5(850), 26(850+), 4(AWS-1), 2(1900), 25(1900+)
4G (TDD) Bands 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Dual SIM Yes
RAM 2GB
OS Android (7.1 Nougat)
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a)
3G Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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