Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) or Samsung Galaxy S7 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)	Samsung Galaxy S7
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	2017, January	2016, February
Dimensions (HxWxD)	156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm \| 6.17 x 6.17 x 3.06 in	142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm \| 5.61 x 5.61 x 2.74 in
Weight	186 g \| 6.56 oz	152 g \| 5.36 oz
Body Build	Front/back glass, aluminum frame	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist and Peach Cloud	Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
Battery	3600 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion	3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life	Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G) Music play - Up to 59 h	Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 62 h
Approximate price	280 EUR	290 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	5.7" in	5.1" in
Screen area	89.6 cm²	71.5 cm²
Screen format	16:9 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	73.6%	72.1%
Screen resolution	1080 x 1920 px	1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	386 PPI	577 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs	- Always-on display	- Always-on display
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	16 MP, Single	12 MP, Single
Camera specs	-16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF	-12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Functions	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie	16 MP, Single	5 MP, Single
Specifications	16 MP, f/1.9	5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm
Functions		Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1440p

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI
Chipset	- Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm)	- Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm)
CPU	- Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53	- Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Mali-T830MP3	Mali-T880 MP12
External memory	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory	32 GB, 3 GB RAM	32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total		189150
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core	174	287
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	843	625
GeekBench 6 OpenCL		518
GeekBench 5 Single Core	145	270
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	911	718
GeekBench 4 Single Core	771	1536
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	4011	3718
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	2980	4791
GeekBench 4 Battery		1939

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G930FHybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G930FD
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands	-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)	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G930FD -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930F, G930FD, G930W8 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930F, G930FD LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930W8
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 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	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation	SAR - 1.00 W/kg (head) 0.71 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.21 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)	SAR - 1.40 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head) 0.62 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	- Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras	- ANT+ - Fast battery charging - - Samsung Pay -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - - - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions	- Versions: A720F (Global Single-SIM); A720F/DS (Global Dual-SIM). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots	- Versions: G930F (Global); G930FD (Global; Southeast Asia); G930W8 (Canada) Also known as Samsung Galaxy S7 Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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