Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)
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Release date 2016, March 2017, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.99 in 152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm | 6 x 6 x 2.94 in
Weight 170 g | 6 oz 181 g | 6.38 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors White, Black, Gold, Rose Gold Black, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 3300 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 3600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 96 h
Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 91 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 72.3% 73.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 401 PPI
Other specs - Always-on display
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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/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide)
Functions LED flash LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)
- Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
- Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
-Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
- Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 405
Mali-T830 MP1
Mali-T830 MP1
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, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 115 118
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 428 447
GeekBench 4 Single Core 687 713
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3326 3482
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2048 2288

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-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
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent for dual-SIM model) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.1, A2DP, LE
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 - 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
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: J730F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J730FM/DS (UAE, Russia)

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