Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)
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Release date 2016, March 2016, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.99 in 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm | 5.74 x 5.74 x 2.85 in
Weight 170 g | 6 oz 159 g | 5.61 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back Aluminum frame, plastic body
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Colors White, Black, Gold, Rose Gold White, Black, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 3300 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 3100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 96 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 5.2" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.3% 70.7%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 282 PPI
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Camera and Video

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

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)
- Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
-Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
- Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 405
Mali-T830 MP1
Adreno 306
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 115 79
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 428 208
GeekBench 4 Single Core 687 491
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3326 1167
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2048 875

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 - 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)
-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)
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market dependent for dual-SIM model) Yes (market dependant)
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.10 W/kg (head)     1.01 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head)     1.17 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 - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- ANT+

- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: J710F, J710FN (EMEA); J710M (LATAM); J710H (South Africa, Pakistan, Vietnam) Also known as Samsung Galaxy J7 Duos (2016) with dual-SIM card slots Asia/China model with 1080p display and 3 GB

- Versions: J510FN (Europe); J510F (HK, India, South Africa, Thailand); J510G (Malaysia, Indonesia); J510Y (New Zealand); J510M (LATAM). Also known as Samsung Galaxy J5 Duos (2016) with dual-SIM card sl

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