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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
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.6 GHz1.6 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory2 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.5 in5.5 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDOLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi401.0 ppi401.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.9 f1.9 f1.9 f
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesno
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB256GB
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Space grey
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gray
  • White
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
AluminumMetalAluminum
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.96 in5.97 in5.59 in
Width2.64 in2.92 in2.95 in2.76 in
Depth0.28 in0.29 in0.31 in0.28 in
Weight5.04 oz6.07 oz5.89 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednononoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesnoyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNoNoMHL
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Google Cast

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1715.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
350.0 h302.0 h
Talk time14.0 h17.0 h21.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingnononoyes
Wireless charging nononoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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