Samsung Galaxy J7 Max vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches 156.7 x 78.8 x 8.1 mm	5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.31 oz (179.0 g)	5.61 oz (159.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Notification light	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold	Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud

Display

Size
5.7-inch	5.2-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
72.58 %	71.51 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 (16 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP2	Mali-T830 MP3
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 23.9 GB	32GB, available to use: 23.1 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat), Samsung Experience UI	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh	3000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7	16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Dec 06, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.57 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg	Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 0.55 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 14, 2017	Jan 02, 2017

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