Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) AT&T vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jun 07, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$240	$230

Design

Dimensions
5.96 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches 151.5 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm	6.03 x 3 x 0.34 inches 153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.6 oz / 159.0 g	6.38 oz / 181.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.05% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 71.45% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	TFT
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	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 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP1	Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
2GB (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
3300 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)	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 (60 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	13 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1, Yes	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	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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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
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 17, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ727A	Date approved: Apr 24, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ737A
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: 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

for TracFone Wireless

Memory	16GB