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Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo 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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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 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.6 GHz2.5 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
GPU modelARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T830 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T720
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
3 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi401.0 ppi432.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnonoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.9 f2.2 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 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 fps
N/A
60.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Self timer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB128GB128GB
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
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialAluminumMetalPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonoyesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+yes
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesnoyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyesyes
Video outputNoNoMHLNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSS-GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
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
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
MiracastMirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h21.0 h21.0 h15.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyes
Wireless charging nonoyesno
Standby time
N/A
350.0 h390.0 h
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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