Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A
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Release date 2016, March 2013, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.99 in 139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm | 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.81 in
Weight 170 g | 6 oz 147 g | 5.19 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors White, Black, Gold, Rose Gold Dive Blue, Pink
Battery 3300 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 96 h
Stand by time - Up to 320 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.3% 69.2%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2
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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/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Functions LED flash Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)
- Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
-Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
- Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 405
Mali-T830 MP1
Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 115 149
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 428 475
GeekBench 4 Single Core 687
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3326 1793
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2048

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
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 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA
-4G - LTE-A
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 33
Edge Yes Class 33
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market dependent for dual-SIM model) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
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 - 1.25 W/kg (head)     0.74 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+

- DMB-T TV tuner
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
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

- For Korea Also known as Samsung Galaxy S4 Active SHV-E470S

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