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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2016-01-08 | 2017-06-20 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy J7 Max has a score of 76.1, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)'s score of 71.9. The Galaxy J7 Max body is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)'s, although it is a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. The Galaxy J7 Max features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy J7 Max also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) also counts with a just a bit greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
Galaxy J7 Max counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy J7 Max also has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography and video.
The Samsung Galaxy J7 Max counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 16 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy J7 Max has a little longer battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 2900mAh.
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