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

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Samsung Galaxy J7
Released · Jul 01, 2017
Released · Jul 23, 2015
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 16GB
1.5GB · 16GB
3600 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2017 Jul 16, 2015
Prices (MSRP)
$234

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches
152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm
6.00 x 3.09 x 0.30 inches
152.4 x 78.6 x 7.5 mm
Weight
6.38 oz / 181.0 g 6.03 oz / 171.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
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, Gold, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.28% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 69.72% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1280x720px, 267 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Snapdragon 615 8939
Processor
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 405
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)

Battery

Type
3600 mAh 3000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.7
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
Front
13 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

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

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 FM, RDS

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40 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, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Micro SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Dual SIM Yes
Memory 2GB
4G (FDD) Bands 12, 5, 26, 4, 2, 25
4G (TDD) Bands 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Memory 2GB
OS Android (7.1 Nougat)
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
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