Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016	Jun 07, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$230

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm	6.03 x 3 x 0.34 inches 153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	6.38 oz / 181.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	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, 71.45% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	TFT
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	5 (Poor)

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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)/32GB 2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" 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)	13 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
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, 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), 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	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

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, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 24, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ737A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 1.39 W/kg	Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg Phablet: 3.58 W/kg

Alternative variants

for TracFone Wireless

Memory	16GB

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