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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
GPU modelARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T720
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFTAMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi401.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.9 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
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
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
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 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB128GB
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
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialAluminumMetalPlastic
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height5.96 in5.97 in5.59 in
Width2.92 in2.95 in2.85 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.32 in
Weight6.07 oz5.89 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
ANT+yes
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyes
Video outputNoNoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 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+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSS-GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyes
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
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h21.0 h15.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging nonono
Standby time
N/A
350.0 h
N/A

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