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

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.3 GHz
N/A
CPU cores8-core8-core
N/A
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
N/A
GPU modelARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T880 MP12
N/A
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.1 in6.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi576.0 ppi490.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.7 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Light source
N/A
LED flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage128GB200GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • White
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Gold
  • Black
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistantnoyes
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.96 in5.61 in6.39 in
Width2.92 in2.74 in3.23 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight6.07 oz5.36 oz
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyes
N/A
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Pedometeryesyes
N/A
ANT+yesyes
N/A
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.2
N/A
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
NFCyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyes
N/A
Video outputNoNo
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A

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