Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) AT&T vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) AT&T
6.5
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) AT&T Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
Released · Jul 07, 2017
Released · Apr 15, 2016
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
3300 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$240

Design

Dimensions
5.96 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches
151.5 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm
5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.6 oz / 159.0 g 5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter
Colors
Black Gold, Pink, White, Rose gold

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.05% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 72.41% screen-to-body
Type
TFT Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 1280x720px, 267 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) 4 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP1 Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 3300 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) 13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
Front
5 MP 5 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1, Yes 4.1
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 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, 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 FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 4, 2 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s) LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Micro SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 17, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ727A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.62 W/kg
Body: 0.57 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.25 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.75 W/kg
Phablet: 3.97 W/kg
Head: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 1.39 W/kg
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