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

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Samsung Galaxy J7
Released · Apr 15, 2016
Released · Jul 23, 2015
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
1.5GB · 16GB
3300 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016 Jul 16, 2015
Prices (MSRP)
$234

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
6.00 x 3.09 x 0.30 inches
152.4 x 78.6 x 7.5 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g 6.03 oz / 171.0 g
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, Gold, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.41% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 69.72% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 1280x720px, 267 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Snapdragon 615 8939
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 405
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 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 (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
Front
5 MP (Flash) 5 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.1
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+

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, RDS

Cellular

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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

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

Alternative variants

Memory 2GB
4G (FDD) Bands 12, 5, 26, 4, 2, 25
4G (TDD) Bands 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Memory 2GB
OS Android (7.1 Nougat)
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
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