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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a global score of 75.8, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)'s 73.5 score. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is a just a bit heavier cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), but they are equally thin. The Galaxy J7 (2017) and the Galaxy A7 (2017) have incredibly similar screens, because although the Galaxy A7 (2017) has a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a bit bigger display.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy J7 (2017). Both of them have 8 cores and the same RAM memory amount. The Galaxy A7 (2017) captures clearer photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs and videos in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also counts with a more megapixels back-facing camera.
Galaxy A7 (2017) features a bigger storage to install applications and games than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has 32 GB internal storage. Galaxy J7 (2017) and Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) feature quite similar battery performance.
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