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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

2.95 in
5.97 in
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime
2.76 in
5.59 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
5
5 editorial reviews
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4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
54 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
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User rating
36
4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
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38
4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory3 GB3 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Screen size5.5 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Internal storage16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesno
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
MaterialMetalAluminum
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Height5.97 in5.59 in
Width2.95 in2.76 in
Depth0.31 in0.28 in
Weight5.89 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoMHL

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 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
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy J7 PrimeSamsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time350.0 h302.0 h
Talk time21.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge