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Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
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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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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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It's got a huge screen and it's just plain big, but is the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 the right phone for you? Find out in our review.Read more
Screen size. Just like last year was the year of the multi-core processor, 2013 is surely the year of the big screen. There was a time when 5 inches of...Read more
Get the pros and cons, key specs, and reviews of the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 from users, Engadget editors, and other tech reviewers.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 4.4Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.6 GHz1.7 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T830 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 305PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
3 GB1.5GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in6.3 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi401.0 ppi233.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportnononoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.9 f
N/A
2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Self timer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • White
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialAluminumMetalPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height5.96 in5.97 in6.6 in5.38 in
Width2.92 in2.95 in3.47 in2.75 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight6.07 oz5.89 oz7.02 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesnoyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyesyes
Video outputNoNoMHLMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
MiracastMiracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3200.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h21.0 h17.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnononono
Wireless charging nononoyes
Standby time
N/A
350.0 h420.0 h370.0 h

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