Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G compare

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

What is the difference between the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G? Which one is better? The answers to these questions and many more can be found here in this detailed comparison of the two phones. Discover the differences in specs between these two desirable devices, from screen size to battery life, in the table below. We have all the information you need to choose the best phone for you.


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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
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Release date 2015, December 2024, March 11
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm | 5.96 x 5.96 x 2.92 in 161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm | 6.34 x 6.34 x 3.05 in
Weight 172 g | 6.07 oz 213 g | 7.51 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Navy, Awesome Lemon
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Battery life Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 78 h
Approximate price 300 EUR 400 EUR

Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" inc 6.6" inc
Screen area 83.4 cm2 106.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.3% 85.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 390 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM)
-Always-on display

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), OIS, AF -50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 108
DxOMark Photo 110
DxOMark Video 117
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 14, One UI 6.1
Chipset - Exynos 7580 Octa
- Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China
- Exynos 1480 (4 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
-Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China
- Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China
Xclipse 530
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 715476
Antutu 10 CPU 210925
Antutu 10 GPU 188204
Antutu 10 Mem 120292
Antutu 10 UX 210925
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1172
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3524
GeekBench 5 Single Core 112
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 418
GeekBench 4 Single Core 643
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3207
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1981

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Show all network frequencies:
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.68 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- 25W Fast charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Versions
- Versions: A710F (Europe, South Africa); A710F/DS (Kazakhstan, Russia); A710M (LATAM); A710M/DS (Brazil); A710FD (Southeast Asia); A710Y/DS (Philippines, Taiwan); A7100 (Hong Kong, China). Also known a

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