Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy S6

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) or Samsung Galaxy S6 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Samsung Galaxy S6
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Release date 2017, June 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm | 6 x 6 x 2.94 in 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.78 in
Weight 181 g | 6.38 oz 138 g | 4.87 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz
Battery 3600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2550 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 91 h
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 49 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.1" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 71.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.1% 70.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 577 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, AF -16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score 82
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 83
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm
Functions LED flash Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 185
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 750
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 698
GeekBench 5 Single Core 118 236
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 447 899
GeekBench 4 Single Core 713 1257
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3482 3945
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2288 2854
GeekBench 4 Battery 1615

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+

- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
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Versions
- Versions: J730F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J730FM/DS (UAE, Russia)

- Versions: G920F (Europe); G920FD (Philippines, Pakistan, Russia, Ukraine); G920FQ (Turkey); G920I (LATAM, Singapore, India, Australia, New Zealand); G920A (AT&T); G920T (T-Mobile); G920S/K (Korea); G9

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