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Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
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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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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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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.6 GHz1.6 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
3 GB4 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 5.0
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f1.9 f1.9 f1.7 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
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 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
F/1.7
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB256GB200GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Jet black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
MaterialAluminumAluminumMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantyesnonoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.96 in5.97 in5.61 in
Width2.64 in2.92 in2.95 in2.74 in
Depth0.28 in0.29 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight4.87 oz6.07 oz5.89 oz5.36 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
yes
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednononoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesnoyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specificNoNoNo
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
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
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
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
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 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
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1960.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
350.0 h288.0 h
Talk time14.0 h17.0 h21.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingnononoyes
Wireless charging nononoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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