Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 07, 2018	Mar 28, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$230

Design

Dimensions
6.03 x 3 x 0.34 inches 153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm	5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.38 oz / 181.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	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, 71.45% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 72.41% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI	1280x720px, 267 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	4 (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 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh	3300 mAh, Li - Ion

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, CMOS image sensor) 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	5 MP (Flash)

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	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, 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), 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, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Micro SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 24, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ737A
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: 0.35 W/kg Body: 1.39 W/kg

Alternative variants

for TracFone Wireless

Memory	16GB

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