Samsung Galaxy A7 vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A7

Samsung Galaxy A7

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Samsung Galaxy J7

Samsung Galaxy J7

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Samsung Galaxy A7 or Samsung Galaxy J7 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A7 Samsung Galaxy J7
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Release date 2015, January 2015, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151 x 76.2 x 6.3 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 3 in 152.2 x 78.7 x 7.5 mm | 5.99 x 5.99 x 3.1 in
Weight 141 g | 4.97 oz 171 g | 6.03 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back Plastic body
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Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold White, Black, Gold
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 54 h
Talking time - Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 76 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 5.5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.5% 69.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 267 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
- Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm) - A700F
- Exynos 7580 Octa
- Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - A700FD
-Octa-core (4x1.8 Cortex-A15 GHz & 4x1.3 Cortex-A7 GHz) - A700F
- Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
-Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 405 - A700FD
Mali-T628 MP6 - A700F
Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

GeekBench 6 Single Core 315
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 839
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 453
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 905
GeekBench 5 Single Core 296 117
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 973 434
GeekBench 4 Single Core 568 693
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1471 3327
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1984 1997

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A700FD, A700F
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A700F 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - A700FD
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 MbpsHSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (Snapdragon model only)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.25 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.50 W/kg (head)     0.37 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice

- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: A700F (EMEA), A700FD (Malaysia, Pakistan), A700K/A700S/A700L (Korea)

- Versions: J700F (India, Thailand); J700M (LATAM); J700M/DS (Brazil); J700H with no LTE (South Africa, Pakistan, Vietnam, Philippines, Russia); J700T (T-Mobile, Metro PCS); J700P (Virgin Mobile, Boost)

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