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

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
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, 69.72% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 73.28% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
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
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
2GB/16GB
3GB (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 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
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash) 13 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.1
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8
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

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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