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Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 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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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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4.3 out of 5
8 user ratings
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4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 4.1.2
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU modelARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-400
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in5.55 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi401.0 ppi267.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.9 f2.6 f
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
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 stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage128GB256GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • White
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Titanium
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
MaterialAluminumMetalPlastic
Water resistantnono
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.96 in5.97 in5.95 in
Width2.92 in2.95 in3.17 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.37 in
Weight6.07 oz5.89 oz6.35 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version4.14.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesno
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyes
N/A
Video outputNoNoMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+DC-HSDPA
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
N/A
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
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
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 LTEyesyesno
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
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3100.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h21.0 h35.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A
Standby time
N/A
350.0 h980.0 h

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