Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
3300 mAh
3000 mAh
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
Released · Jan 13, 2017

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 75 x 8 mm
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g 5.61 oz / 159.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, 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 sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.39% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 71.51% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Scratch-resistant glass, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1.8 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP1 Mali-T830 MP3
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
ANT+, 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 FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

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