Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) or Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G
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Release date 2016, March 2023, August 1
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.99 in 168.6 x 76.3 x 8.2 mm | 6.64 x 6.64 x 3 in
Weight 170 g | 6 oz 199 g | 7.02 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass)
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Colors White, Black, Gold, Rose Gold Jade Black, Pastel Blue, Moonstone Silver
Battery 3300 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Battery life Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 96 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 6.79" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 109.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.3% 85.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 2460 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 0 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Other specs - 90Hz, 550 nits
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 50 MP, Dual
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF -50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, portrait
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1.12µm
Functions LED flash HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 13, MIUI 14
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)
- Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
- Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
-Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
- Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 405
Mali-T830 MP1
Adreno 613
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 456003
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 115 815
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 428
GeekBench 4 Single Core 687
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3326
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2048

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
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 / 2100
-4G - 1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 78 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent for dual-SIM model)
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 5.3, 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)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+

- Virtual proximity sensing
- 18W wired, PD
- IP53, dust and splash resistant
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

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