Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
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Brand Samsung Galaxy
Manufacturer Samsung Electronics
Type Touchscreen smartphone
Slogan Exclusively For You.
Series Galaxy A series
First releasedDecember 2, 2015;9 years ago (2015-12-02)
Predecessor Samsung Galaxy A7 (2015)
Successor Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Related Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)
Compatible networks 2G, 3G (UMTS/HSPA), 4G (LTE)
Form factor Slate
Dimensions144.8 × 71 × 7.3 mm
Weight169g
Operating system Original: Android 5.1.1 "Lollipop"
Current: Android 7.0 "Nougat" With TouchWiz
System-on-chip
CPU Octa-Core 1.6 GHz
GPU Mali-T720MP2 / Adreno 405
Memory3GB RAM
Storage16 GB
Removable storage up to 128 GB
Battery3300mAh (non-removable) with fast-charging
Rear camera13 MP
Front camera 5 MP
Display5.5" Super AMOLED FHD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4, 1080×1920 px
Connectivity802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot;
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP;
USB 2.0 via microUSB
Data inputs
List
ModelSM-A710x
(Last letter varies by carrier & international models)

The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 Edition is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics. [1] [2] It was introduced on December 2, 2015, along with Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016), Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)

Contents

The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop right out-of-the-box and is upgradeable to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and Android 7.0 Nougat. [3] The smartphone features Exynos 7580 SoC consisting of octa-core 1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 processor and Mali T720-MP2 GPU and sports 3 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage which expandable up to 128 GB via a MicroSD slot which can also be used for a second Nano-SIM. In China, it was released with Snapdragon 615. The device retains a non-removable battery like its predecessor, rated at 3300 mAh. [3]

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is the successor of Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016).

Availability

The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) was released in China on December 15, 2015, followed by other countries in the Q1 2016. As of April 2016, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) is now available in Eastern Europe (only Russia, Ukraine and Turkey), [4] Africa, Middle East, Latin America and Asia. It is not available in North America and rest of Europe.

While its predecessor Samsung Galaxy A7 (2015) had broader availability in Europe, this model was never sold in Europe because it was deemed too expensive and also near-direct competitor against Samsung Galaxy S6.

Variants

ModelProcessorSIMRegion
SM-A710F Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580SingleTurkey, Israel and South Africa
SM-A710F/DSDual Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Caucasus countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia)
SM-A710FD Middle East, Africa, Asia
SM-A710YSingle Australia and New Zealand
SM-A710Y/DSDual Philippines and Taiwan
SM-A710MSingle Latin America
SM-A710M/DSDual Brazil
SM-A7100 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615Single China and Hong Kong
SM-A710S Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 South Korea (SK Telecom)
SM-A710K South Korea (KT Corporation)

References

  1. ↑ "Samsung Galaxy A7". Android Authority. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Benson, Matthew (23 January 2016). "First impressions: Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) falls just short of perfection". Android Authority. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) Full Phone Specifications".
  4. ↑ "Les prix et disponibilité des Samsung Galaxy A3, A5 et A7 2016 en Europe". FrAndroid. 19 January 2016.
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