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

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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

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Jun 06, 2017

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, 73.39% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 73.28% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Scratch-resistant glass, 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
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 3600 mAh

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
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 13 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.1
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 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, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8
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

Alternative variants

Dual SIM Yes
Dual SIM Yes
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