Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) AT&T Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
6.0
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) AT&T
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) AT&T
Released · Apr 15, 2016
Released · Jul 07, 2017
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
3300 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$240

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
5.96 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches
151.5 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g 5.6 oz / 159.0 g
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

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.41% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 72.05% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED TFT
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 1280x720px, 267 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 6 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (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 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 3300 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
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
1080p (60 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash) 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.1, Yes
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 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 FM

Cellular

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 17, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ727A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 1.39 W/kg
Head: 0.62 W/kg
Body: 0.57 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.25 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.75 W/kg
Phablet: 3.97 W/kg
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