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

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	5.2-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
73.39 %	71.51 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 23.9 GB	32GB, available to use: 23.1 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh	3000 mAh
Type
	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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	16 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
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
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(2100), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger, microUSB cable, Headset and Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
	Jan 02, 2017

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs
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