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HTC Touch Diamond 2 Mobile Phone
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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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Hardware

Operating systemWindows Mobile 6.1Android 6.0Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed0.53 GHz1.2 GHz1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
RAM memory288 MB2 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
3 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T830 MP2

Display

Screen size3.2 in4.93 in5.5 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors65K16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution480 x 800 px720 x 1280 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Dual screen supportnoyesnono
Scratch resistant displaynonoyesyes
HDRnononono
Technology
N/A
IPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density
N/A
298.0 ppi401.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution15.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f1.9 f1.9 f
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
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
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage512 MB16 GB16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage16GB256GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • White
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono
Material
N/A
PlasticAluminumMetal

Dimensions

Height4.25 in5.61 in5.96 in5.97 in
Width2.09 in2.83 in2.92 in2.95 in
Depth0.54 in0.28 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight4.14 oz4.23 oz6.07 oz5.89 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximity
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.04.14.14.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnoyesyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Video outputNoNoNoNo
DLNA certified
N/A
yesnono
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesnoyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEnoyesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 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
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnonono
Battery capacity1100.0 mAh2300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Standby time500.0 h120.0 h
N/A
350.0 h
Talk time5.0 h14.0 h17.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnononono
Wireless charging nononono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ionLithium ion

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