Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Huawei P40 Specs Comparison

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6.5
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Huawei P40
Released · Apr 15, 2016
Released · Apr 07, 2020
5.5-inch
6.1-inch
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 16GB
6GB · 128GB
3300 mAh
3800 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches
148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g) 6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Pink, White, Rose gold Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost

Display

Size
5.5-inch 6.1-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 2340x1080px, 422 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED OLED
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
72.41 % 86.29 %
Features
Proximity sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G76 MP16
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 6GB
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 10.8 GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10), Emotion UI

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh 3800 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash) 32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.1
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 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
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), 9(1800), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

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

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger, USB Type-C Cable, USB Type-C Earphones, Quick Start Guide, Eject Tool, Warranty Card

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016 Mar 26, 2020

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM
RAM 8GB
with 256GB storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
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