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Samsung Galaxy Express 2 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Editiorial reviews
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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 Grand Prime has an ambitious name, but behind it is an ordinary midrange phone. It puts functionality ahead of screen fidelity,...Read more
In-depth review of the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916, Qualcomm Adreno 306, 5.0", 0.2 kg) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and evaluationsRead 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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User rating
39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
7 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
42
4.0 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
26 %
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 4.2Android 4.4Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.2 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T830 MP2
RAM memory1.5GB1 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.0 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution960 x 540 px960 x 540 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density245.0 ppi220.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
HDR
N/A
nono
Technology
N/A
N/A
IPS TFT
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f
N/A
1.9 f
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
8 GB16 GB

Dimensions

Height5.21 in5.7 in5.97 in
Width2.59 in2.84 in2.95 in
Depth0.39 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight4.73 oz5.5 oz5.89 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.1
NFCyesyesno
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyes
Video output
N/A
NoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
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
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Standby time480.0 h
N/A
350.0 h
Talk time11.0 h17.0 h21.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesno
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
nono

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