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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-06-20 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy J7 Max is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a general score of 76.1 against 75.8. The Galaxy J7 Max design is a little thicker but a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and both were only released with a couple of months difference. The Samsung Galaxy J7 Max counts with a bit better display than Galaxy A7 (2017). Both of them have the same 1080 x 1920px resolution, the same screen pixel density and a same size display.
Galaxy J7 Max has a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy J7 Max also has a larger amount of RAM. The Galaxy J7 Max features as much memory capacity to install applications and games as the Galaxy A7 (2017), both of them have the same internal storage and an external memory card slot that holds up to 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) also counts with a back-facing camera with more mega-pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy J7 Max, because it has a 3600mAh battery size against 3300mAh.
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