Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) or Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
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Release date 2017, June 2013, November
Dimensions (HxWxD) 152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm | 6 x 6 x 2.94 in 146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.96 in
Weight 181 g | 6.38 oz 163 g | 5.75 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Plastic body
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Colors Black, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold Black, White, Pink
Battery 3600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 91 h
Stand by time - Up to 370 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 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 5.25" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 76.0 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.1% 68.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 280 PPI
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 1.9 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide) 1.9 MP
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat) Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 Adreno 305
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 118 65
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 447 237
GeekBench 4 Single Core 713 416
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3482 1099
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2288 685

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-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
-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)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100 
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/21/5.76 Mbps (region dependent)/ LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps (SM-G7105)
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.58 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.44 W/kg (head)     0.44 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

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

- Versions: Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 G7105 (3G/LTE) Also known as Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 G7102 with dual-SIM card slots

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