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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A30s Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy A30s
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A30s
Released · Apr 15, 2016
Released · September 2019
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
6.4-inch · 1560x720px
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 128GB
3300 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016 Aug 22, 2019

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm 		6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g) 5.86 oz (166.0 g)
Biometrics
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 Prism crush black, Prism crush white, Prism crush violet, Prism crush green

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.41% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 84.95% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 268 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm 		25 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling 		1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (Flash) 16 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
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 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 19, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA307FN
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 1.39 W/kg 		Head: 0.60 W/kg
Body: 0.50 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg
Phablet: 2.64 W/kg
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