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Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Core Prime
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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4
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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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4 editorial reviews
It's busy at the bottom, and the Core Prime struggles to stand out.Read more
The Samsung Galaxy Core Prime is a compact Android phone for Verizon Wireless users that reaches its low cost through limited internal storage and lots of bloatware.Read more
This entry-level Android smartphone walks the walk and talks the talk, but a few dollars more will buy you a better phone.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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4.4 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4.4 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.2 GHz1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T830 MP2PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
1 GB3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.5 in5.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px480 x 800 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi207.0 ppi401.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportnononoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesnoyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f
N/A
1.9 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 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 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
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 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage16 GB8 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB64GB256GB64GB
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
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialAluminumPlasticMetalPlastic
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height5.96 in5.15 in5.97 in5.38 in
Width2.92 in2.67 in2.95 in2.75 in
Depth0.29 in0.35 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight6.07 oz4.59 oz5.89 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednononoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.04.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)nonoyesyes
Video outputNoNoNoMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 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
N/A
  • 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
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Regional
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesnoyes
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh2000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h13.0 h21.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnononono
Wireless charging nononoyes
Standby time
N/A
540.0 h350.0 h370.0 h

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