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Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
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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 9.0 PieAndroid 6.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.6 GHz2.05 GHz1.39 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core10-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870MediaTek Helio G90TMediaTek MT6797
GPU modelARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T830 MP2
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
3 GB6 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in6.53 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • OLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi401.0 ppi
N/A
401.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  • fingerprint-resistant coating
  • oil protective coating
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
no
HDRnonoyesno
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx64.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.9 f
N/A
2.0 f
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesFace recognition
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
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
1/1.7"
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
8.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
79.0 °
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
120.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesFace recognition
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.0
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Maximum card storage128GB256GB
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • White
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
N/A
  • Grey
  • Silver
MaterialAluminumMetal
  • Curved 3D glass
  • Gorilla glass 5
Aluminum
Water resistantnono
N/A
no
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.96 in5.97 in6.35 in5.96 in
Width2.92 in2.95 in3.01 in3.0 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.35 in0.32 in
Weight6.07 oz5.89 oz7.05 oz6.14 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version4.14.15.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
A2DP
NFCyesnoyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyes
N/A
N/A
Video outputNoNo
N/A
No
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GPS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
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
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh4500.0 mAh4050.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h21.0 h60.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingnono
N/A
no
Wireless charging nono
N/A
no
Standby time
N/A
350.0 h6.0 h
N/A

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