General
- Brand Samsung
- Model Galaxy A7 (2016)
- Device Smartphones
- Added December 29, 2018
- Updated June 17, 2024
Launch
- Announced 2015, December
- Status Available. Released 2015, December
Network
- Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
- 2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
- 3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
- Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
- GPRS Yes
- EDGE Yes
Body
- Dimensions 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm (5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
- Weight 172 g (6.07 oz)
- Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
- SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
- Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~74.3% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
- Protection Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
- OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
- Chipset Exynos 7580 Octa Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China
- CPU Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China
- GPU Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 405 - China
Memory
- Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
- Internal 16 GB
- RAM 3 GB RAM
Main camera
- Single 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), OIS, AF
- Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera
- Single 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Sound
- Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
- Loudspeaker Yes
- 3.5mm jack Yes - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Connectivity
- WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
- GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- NFC Yes
- FM radio Yes
- USB microUSB 2.0
Features
- Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
- Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
- Browser HTML5
- Java No
Battery
- Type Non-removable Li-Ion
- Capacity 3300 mAh battery
More
- Color Black, White, Gold, Pink
- Other Features - Fast battery charging - ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer