Entry-level · 2016

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)

Name: Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
Brand: Samsung

Our Take CPU benches behind recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04e

A basic entry-level phone with an AMOLED screen — but a smaller battery and an HD+ display show its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen

Watch out Smaller battery (3300mAh), HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

5.5″ Super AMOLED · 60Hz

Snapdragon 617Exynos 7870 Octa 2 / 16 GB

3300 mAh

13 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

5.5″ · Super AMOLED · 720 × 1280 · 60 Hz

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

5.5"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

720 × 1280 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Not listed

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) · 8-core 1.6 GHz · Adreno 405Mali-T830 MP1

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

44,539

CPU

8-core, 1.6 GHz

GPU

Adreno 405Mali-T830 MP1

Process

28 nm

CPU layout

8x Cortex A53 1.6 GHz

Camera

13 MP f/1.9 main · 5 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

13 MP f/1.9

Front camera

5 MP f/1.9

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

3300 mAh

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3300 mAh

Lab endurance

101:00h

Removable

Yes

Memory

2 GB RAM · 16 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

2 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

16 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 4

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 4

Bluetooth

4.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

USB

Micro-USB

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

2× Micro-SIM

Build & Design

170 g · 7.8 mm

Height

151.7 mm

Width

76.0 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

Weight

170 g

Sensors

Accelerometer · proximity

Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 7

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Better display tech

Super AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 5.5″ vs 4.7″ screen · Tradeoff: 720 × 1280 vs 750 × 1334 resolution

68% larger battery capacity

3,300 mAh vs 1,960 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

45k vs 238k AnTuTu

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP67 protection · 170 g vs 138 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S7

Loses on most 4 losses

Lower benchmark score

45k vs 189k AnTuTu

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 170 g vs 152 g

Starts with less storage

16 GB vs 32 GB baseline

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