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Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime
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4 editorial reviews
What does the latest premium mid-range offering from Samsung bring to the table? We find out, in this in-depth Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) review!Read more
If you like your phone big, then the new A7 with its 5.5-inch display probably won't disappoint.Read more
Samsung's Galaxy A7 2016 is an amazing device, but a few issues prevent it from being a standout offering in the mid-range segment.Read more
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5 editorial reviews
The Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) marked Samsung's first foray into making budget smartphones with premium builds, a ...Read more
You get a solid camera, decent display and nostalgic design with the Galaxy J7 Prime, but similarly priced budget phones offer more pizazz.Read more
The Samsung Galaxy J7 is an affordable midrange phablet on Boost Mobile that offers good bang for the buck compared with rivals.Read more
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User rating
16
4.1 out of 5
16 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.7 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
47 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
36
4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 9.0 PieAndroid 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.1 GHz
N/A
1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core
N/A
8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909QualcommSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 304
N/A
ARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T830 MP2
RAM memory1 GB2 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in2.6 in5.5 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCD
N/A
OLEDLCD
Resolution854 x 480 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density196.0 ppi
N/A
401.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Screen materialDragonTrail Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Technology
N/A
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f1.9 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage32GB
N/A
128GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack
  • White
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
MaterialPlastic
N/A
AluminumMetal
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.55 in5.83 in5.96 in5.97 in
Width2.81 in2.64 in2.92 in2.95 in
Depth0.39 in0.94 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight5.89 oz11.64 oz6.07 oz5.89 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
yesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version4.1
N/A
4.14.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
nono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFC
N/A
N/A
yesno
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
noyes
Video output
N/A
N/A
NoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
nono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium IonLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh4400.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Standby time400.0 h
N/A
N/A
350.0 h
Talk time14.0 h
N/A
17.0 h21.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
nono

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