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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A6 Specs Comparison

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6.5
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
6.0
Samsung Galaxy A6
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A6
Released · Apr 15, 2016
Released · May 22, 2018
5.5-inch
5.6-inch
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
3300 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016 May 02, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$360

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm 		5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g) 5.71 oz (162.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Pink, White, Rose gold Black, Gold, Lavender, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.41% screen-to-body 5.6-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm 		16 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling 		1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash) 16 MP (Flash)
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 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 01, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMA600A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 1.39 W/kg 		Head: 0.36 W/kg
Body: 1.40 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 4GB/64GB
International version
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth 4.2
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