Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J7 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2015 January 2017 September 2016
Status Available - June 2015 Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - October 2016
Price Rs. 13,400 ($197.06) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 33,490 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,240 ($588.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black, White, Gold, Pink Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.4 x 78.6 x 7.5 mm
(6 x 3.09 x 0.3 in)
156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
(6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) - 182 g (6.42 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 1.2 GHz, Exynos 7580 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7420 Octa
GPU Mali-T720 Mali-T860 MP4 Mali-T760MP8
RAM 1.5 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% 73.79% 74.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP 16 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Beauty Face, Continuous Shots, Sensor Size: 1/3.06-inch, F1.9, Interval Shot, Panorama, Sports Mode, Sound and Shot Mode Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3600 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by Up to 354 h - -
Talk Time Up to 18 h (3G) - -