Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs Comparison

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6.5	9.0
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)	Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Released · Apr 15, 2016	Released · Nov 13, 2020
5.5-inch · 1280x720px	6.7-inch · 2778x1284px
Single camera	Triple camera
2GB · 16GB	6GB · 128GB
3300 mAh	3687 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm	6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 160.84 x 78.09 x 7.39 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g)	8.03 oz (228.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Materials & Colors
	Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Pink, White, Rose gold

Display

Size
5.5-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI	2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
72.41 %	87.45 %
Peak brightness
	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Proximity sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Yes
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 10.8 GB	128GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh	3687 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
5 MP (Flash)	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 1.39 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 1100
In The Box
	USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016	Oct 13, 2020

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 1200

with 512GB storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1400

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