Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)	Samsung Galaxy A12
Released · Jul 01, 2017	Released · Dec 21, 2020
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera	Quad camera
3GB · 16GB	4GB · 64GB
3600 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2017	Nov 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€179

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches 152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.38 oz / 181.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver, Rose gold	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.28% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	4.2 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3600 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
13 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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Full Specs
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Specs

Full Specs
Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	No
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants


Dual SIM	Yes

With 32GB storage


Memory	3GB/32GB

With 128GB storage


Memory	6GB/128GB