Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Specs

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Released

Apr 15, 2016

Display

5.5-inch
1280 x 720 px

Camera

13 MP Main
5 MP Selfie

Battery

3300 mAh

Storage

16GB

Hardware

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa
2GB RAM

OS

Android 7.0 Nougat

Description

The Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) sports a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display with 720 x 1280 pixels, the device relies on an octa-core processor clocked at 1.6 GHz. The J7 (2016) further features LTE connectivity, NFC, 2GB of RAM, 16 GB of expandable storage space, and a 3300 mAh battery.

This device is also known as Samsung SM-J710F

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Display Benchmarks
Size:	5.5-inch
Resolution:	1280 x 720 px, 267 PPI
Technology:	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body:	72.41 %
Features:	Proximity sensor

Hardware Benchmarks
System chip:	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor:	Octa-core, 1600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU:	Mali-T830 MP2
RAM:	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage:	16GB, available to use: 10.8 GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS:	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Screenshots
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	3300 mAh
Type:	Li - Ion, User replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera Camera samples
Main camera:	13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Features:	Video calling
Front:	5 MP (Flash)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches (151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm)
Weight:	5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Features:	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys:	Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter
Colors:	Gold, Pink, White, Rose gold

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD):	Bands 40(2300)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type:	Micro SIM

Multimedia Benchmarks
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	Wireless screen share
Radio:	FM

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.1
Wi-Fi:	802.11 b, g, n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Charging, Mass storage device
Location:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors:	Accelerometer
Other:	NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Regulatory Approval
Measured SAR:
Head:	0.35 W/kg
Body:	1.39 W/kg

Availability
Officially announced:	Mar 28, 2016

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