Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) – Specs, Price, Release Date & Review

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) specs

Common | Price | Design | Screen | Hardware | Memory | Software | Main Camera | Selfie camera | Cellular | Connectivity | Battery | Audio | Sensors | Performance Benchmark

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Common

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Other names	Versions: A720F (Global Single-SIM); A720F/DS (Global Dual-SIM). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots
Launch date	2017, January

Price

First price

280 EUR

Design

Height	6.17 in (156.8 mm)
Width	3.06 in ( 77.6 mm)
Depth	0.31 in ( 7.9 mm)
Weight	6.56 oz (186 grams)
Build materials	Front/back glass, aluminum frame
Water resistant	Samsung Pay IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Colors	Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist and Peach Cloud
Case	Buy a case from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED
Size	5.7 in
Screen Area	89.6 cm2
Resolution	1080 x 1920 px
Points per inch	386 PPI
Color Depth	16M
Ratio (height:width)	16:9
Ratio (screen:body)	73.6%
Screen Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Additional Features	-Always-on display
Screen protector	Buy a screen protector from Amazon

Hardware

Chipset	- Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm)
CPU	- Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	- Mali-T830MP3

Memory

Internal Memory	32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Memory Card Slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Software

Operating System (OS)	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface

Main Camera

Number of Cameras	Single
Specs	-16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video Recording	1080p@30fps

Selfie camera

Number of Cameras	Single
Specs	-16 MP, f/1.9
Video Recording	1080p@30fps

Cellular

Bands	GSM / HSPA / LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
SIM Card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
SAR EU	0.21 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)
SAR	1.00 W/kg (head)     0.71 W/kg (body)

Connectivity

Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes
USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Battery

Capacity	3600 mAh
Type	Non-removable Li-Ion
Endurance
Video playback - Up to 23 h (3G) Audio playback - Up to 59 h
Charging	-Fast battery charging -

Audio

Headphone Jack	Yes
Radio	FM radio
Others	-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Other specifications

Others

-ANT+

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) AnTuTu & Geekbench Scores

The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) scores 63218 points in AnTuTu 7, powered by the Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm) chipset.

Antutu Score

Antutu 7 Score	63218 (Position 574 out of 2128)

Antutu 7 Ranking
568. ZTE Axon Elite	65232
569. Xiaomi Redmi Note	65210
570. Sony Xperia Z Ultra	65122
571. Oukitel Mix 2	65061
572. Samsung Galaxy Note Edge	64156
573. Oppo A3s	64122
574. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)	63218
575. Vernee Mars Pro	63000
576. Vernee Active	62879
577. HTC Wildfire E1 plus	62856
578. Oppo A71 (2018)	62789
579. Asus Zenfone 3 ZE520KL	62789
580. Gionee A1 Plus	62725

Geekbench Score

GeekBench 6 Single Core	174 (Position 568 out of 578)
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	843 (Position 482 out of 577)
GeekBench 5 Single Core	145 (Position 1638 out of 1884)
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	911 (Position 1371 out of 1873)
GeekBench 4 Single Core	771 (Position 479 out of 1024)
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	4011 (Position 270 out of 1022)
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	2980

GeekBench 6 Single Core Ranking
562. Samsung Galaxy S6	185
563. Sony Xperia 10	184
564. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus	183
565. Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra	183
566. Samsung Galaxy C5 Pro	182
567. Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime	181
568. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)	174
569. LG V10	167
570. vivo V7	164
571. vivo V7+	164
572. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)	164
573. Motorola Moto G6	161
574. vivo Y02t	160

GeekBench 6 Multi Core Ranking
476. Lenovo P2	851
477. Samsung Galaxy A40	849
478. Oppo R9s	849
479. Sony Xperia XA2 Plus	848
480. Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra ZU680KL	846
481. Samsung Galaxy A21s	844
482. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)	843
483. Xiaomi Mi A1	841
484. Samsung Galaxy A7	839
485. Apple iPhone 6s Plus	838
486. Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom ZE553KL	837
487. Motorola Moto X4	836
488. Xiaomi Mi Max 2	836

GeekBench 5 Single Core Ranking
1632. LG Q31	146
1633. Sony Xperia L4	146
1634. Motorola Moto E5 Play	146
1635. Xiaomi Redmi 5	146
1636. Sony Xperia Z3	146
1637. Sony Xperia Z3 Dual	146
1638. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)	145
1639. Wiko T10	144
1640. Xiaomi Mi 5c	144
1641. UMi Max	143
1642. Huawei Y6s (2019)	143
1643. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)	143
1644. Xiaomi Poco C51	142

GeekBench 5 Multi Core Ranking
1365. Samsung Galaxy S6 edge	921
1366. Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)	920
1367. Infinix HOT 30i	918
1368. Elephone S8	917
1369. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4	917
1370. Gionee S10	914
1371. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)	911
1372. Samsung Galaxy Note5 Duos	907
1373. Lava Yuva 2 Pro	904
1374. Huawei P Smart+	903
1375. Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime	903
1376. Blackview BV8000 Pro	900
1377. Samsung Galaxy A02s	900

GeekBench 4 Single Core Ranking
473. Xiaomi Redmi 6	773
474. Xiaomi Redmi 5	773
475. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)	773
476. Oppo R7s	773
477. Samsung Galaxy A10s	772
478. ZTE Blade V9	772
479. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)	771
480. Asus PadFone X	770
481. Wiko View5	769
482. vivo V7	766
483. HTC One E9+	766
484. Honor 6 Plus	765
485. HTC One X10	763

GeekBench 4 Multi Core Ranking
264. Samsung Galaxy A21	4039
265. Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro	4035
266. Samsung Galaxy Note 5	4028
267. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus	4020
268. Google Pixel	4014
269. Xiaomi Redmi Pro	4014
270. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)	4011
271. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4	4010
272. Wiko View2 Plus	3977
273. Sony Xperia XA2	3966
274. vivo X9	3965
275. Samsung Galaxy Note5 Duos	3954
276. OnePlus 3	3947