Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Star Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Samsung Galaxy J7 Star
Released · Sep 01, 2016
Released · Jul 13, 2018
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 16GB
2GB · 32GB
3300 mAh
3300 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 75 x 8 mm
6.03 x 3 x 0.34 inches
153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.89 oz (167.0 g) 6.38 oz (181.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock
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 Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch 5.5-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD TFT
Screen-to-body
73.39 % 71.45 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), 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
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T830 MP1
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 10.3 GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), Samsung Experience UI Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh 3300 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP 13 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
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
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 18, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMG610F
Date approved: May 10, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ737T
Measured SAR
Head: 0.43 W/kg
Body: 1.03 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.09 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.03 W/kg
Head: 1.36 W/kg
Body: 1.01 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.11 W/kg
Phablet: 3.60 W/kg

Buyers information

In The Box
USB cable, Wall charging adapter, Start guide, Terms & Conditions

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016

Alternative variants

Dual SIM Yes
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