Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.03 x 3 x 0.34 inches 153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm	5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.38 oz / 181.0 g	5.64 oz / 160.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	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	Black, Gold, Silver, Pink

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.45% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 71.39% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI	1280x720px, 282 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	3 (Average)

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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 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh	3000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	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	13 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.1
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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, 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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
	40
3G Bands
5, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 24, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ737A	Date approved: May 03, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ530F
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	Head: 0.12 W/kg Body: 0.89 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.01 W/kg

Alternative variants

for TracFone Wireless

Memory	16GB

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