Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2017	Jun 07, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$230

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches 152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm	6.03 x 3 x 0.34 inches 153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.38 oz / 181.0 g	6.38 oz / 181.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver, Rose gold	Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.28% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 71.45% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	TFT
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	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 ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3600 mAh	3300 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7	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, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, 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+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
1, 2, 5, 8	5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 24, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ737A
Measured SAR
	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

Dual SIM	Yes

for TracFone Wireless

Memory	16GB

Links

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