Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Specs Comparison

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6.5	9.1
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)	Samsung Galaxy S20
Released · Apr 15, 2016	Released · Mar 06, 2020
5.5-inch	6.2-inch
Single camera	Triple camera
2GB · 16GB	12GB · 128GB
3300 mAh	4000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm	5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g)	5.78 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Pink, White, Rose gold	Cloud blue, Cosmic grey, Cloud pink, Cosmic white

Display

Size
5.5-inch	6.2-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 566 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz (@1080p)
Screen-to-body
72.41 %	88.59 %
Features
Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x 2.84GHz Kryo 585 + 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 585 + 4x 1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 650
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	12GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 10.8 GB	128GB (UFS 3.0)
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), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh	4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 20min

Browsing

7h 45min

Video

10h 20min

Gaming

7h 43min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) OIS, HDR, EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash)	10 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

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 3.1
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	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 24, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG981U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 1.39 W/kg	Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 1.03 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg Phablet: 3.99 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 1000

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016	Feb 11, 2020

Alternative variants

Global variant


System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz 2x 2.73GHz Exynos M5 + 2x 2.5GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11

non 5G variant


RAM	8GB
FCC approval	Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG980F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.37 W/kg Body: 1.01 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg Phablet: 2.67 W/kg

for Verizon


Storage expansion	not expandable
5G	Bands n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34(2000), 39(1900+), 46, 48(3600)
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3

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