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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
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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
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.3 GHz
N/A
2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
N/A
8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
N/A
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP12
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.1 in6.0 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi576.0 ppi490.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
yes
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.7 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Scene modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
240.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
LED flash
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage256GB200GB
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
MaterialMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
N/A
Water resistantnoyes
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.97 in5.61 in6.39 in5.86 in
Width2.95 in2.74 in3.23 in2.68 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight5.89 oz5.36 oz
N/A
5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyes
N/A
yes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
N/A
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.2
N/A
5.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
yes
Video outputNoNo
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

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