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

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 14, 2017	Jun 06, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches 156.7 x 78.8 x 8.1 mm	5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.31 oz / 179.0 g	5.64 oz / 160.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Metal
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, Gold, Silver, Pink

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 72.58% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 71.39% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI	1280x720px, 282 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 (16 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP2	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7	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 (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n	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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
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
1, 3, 5, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40	40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: May 03, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ530F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.57 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg	Head: 0.12 W/kg Body: 0.89 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.01 W/kg

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