Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Specs Comparison

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6.5
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
9.3
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
Released · Apr 15, 2016
Released · Aug 21, 2020
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
6.9-inch · 3088x1440px
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 16GB
12GB · 128GB
3300 mAh
4500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches
164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g) 7.34 oz (208.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Pink, White, Rose gold Mystic black, Mystic bronze, Mystic white

Display

Size
5.5-inch 6.9-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 496 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
72.41 % 91.63 %
Features
Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1x 3.1GHz Kryo 585 + 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 585 + 4x 1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 650
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0)
12GB/256GB
12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 37min
Browsing
9h 33min
Video
7h 0min
Gaming
7h 17min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm
108 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.33"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 5.0x
Aperture size: F3.0
Focal Length: 120 mm
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Object tracking, EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash) 10 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM

Cellular

5G
Bands n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40 Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G
Bands 5, 8, 2, 1 Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 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: Jul 06, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMN986U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 1.39 W/kg
Head: 0.78 W/kg
Body: 1.04 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg
Phablet: 3.92 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1300
In The Box
Data Cable, Travel Adapter, Ejection Pin, Quick Start Guide

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016 Aug 05, 2020

Alternative variants

for Europe
System chip Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2x 2.73GHz Exynos M5 + 2x 2.5GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU Mali G77 MP11
Memory 256GB
MSRP € 1266
with 512GB storage
Memory 512GB
MSRP $ 1450
for Verizon
5G Bands n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
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