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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)
Released · Sep 01, 2016
Released · Jul 01, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 16GB
3GB · 16GB
3300 mAh
3600 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 75 x 8 mm 		6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches
152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm
Weight
5.89 oz (167.0 g) 6.38 oz (181.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 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, Gold, Rose gold Black, Gold, Silver, Rose gold

Display

Size
5.5-inch 5.5-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
73.39 % 73.28 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 10.3 GB 16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), Samsung Experience UI Android (7.0 Nougat), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh 3600 mAh
Type
Li - Ion

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.1
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
ANT+, 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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300) Bands 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
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
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 18, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMG610F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.43 W/kg
Body: 1.03 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.09 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.03 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Jun 06, 2017

Alternative variants
Dual SIM Yes
Dual SIM Yes
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