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Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 vs Samsung Galaxy S7

2.92 in
5.96 in
Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
2.74 in
5.61 in
Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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4 editorial reviews
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25
4.5 out of 5
16 user ratings
5 stars
68 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
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User rating
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
47 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
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42
4.1 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
0 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
4 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Screen size5.5 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.7 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Internal storage16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Colour of product
  • White
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Height5.96 in5.61 in
Width2.92 in2.74 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in
Weight6.07 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Pedometeryesyes
ANT+yesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyes
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
Samsung Galaxy S7Samsung Galaxy S7
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

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