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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2016-01-01 | 2017-06-20 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy J7 Max is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), getting a 76.1 score against 74.9. The Galaxy J7 Max is a newer and somewhat lighter cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), although it is also a little thicker. Galaxy J7 Max has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, the Galaxy J7 Max also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Samsung Galaxy J7 Max counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy J7 Max also has more RAM. The Galaxy J7 Max counts with just a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy J7 Max also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy A9 (2016) counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for taking photographs or videos in poorly lited environments, and they both have a back facing camera with a 13 megapixels resolution, the Galaxy A9 (2016) also counts with a much higher video quality.
The Galaxy A9 (2016) has better battery performance than Galaxy J7 Max, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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