We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Data about your interaction with this site and the ads shown to you may be shared with companies involved in the delivery and/or personalisation of ads on this site and elsewhere online.

Compare 3 products

Close
Motorola X Play Mobile Phone
Motorola X Play
Close
Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
Close
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
9
4.0 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
100 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
4
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
Read editorial reviews
5
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
Read editorial reviews
User rating
38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
23 %
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 5.1Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405ARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T830 MP2
RAM memory2 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density403.0 ppi401.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution21.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.9 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Orange
  • Purple
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • White
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
MaterialPlasticAluminumMetal
Water resistantyesnono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height5.83 in5.96 in5.97 in
Width2.95 in2.92 in2.95 in
Depth0.43 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight5.96 oz6.07 oz5.89 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesnoyes
Video outputNoNoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 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
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3630.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Talk time30.0 h17.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging nonono
Standby time
N/A
N/A
350.0 h

Often compared with Motorola X Play

Often compared with Samsung Galaxy A7 2016

Often compared with Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime