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

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2017	Jun 07, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$240

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
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
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (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
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 (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7
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 Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 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, 13
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: May 07, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ737V
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.91 W/kg Body: 0.81 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.01 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

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