Samsung Galaxy J7

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Samsung Galaxy J7
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Samsung Galaxy J7 J700M/DS Latin American version
Manufacturer Samsung Electronics
Series Galaxy J
ModelFirst-gen J7
  • SM-J700F (India, UAE, Turkey)
  • SM-J700M (Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Uruguay)
  • SM-J7008 (China, Hong Kong)
  • SM-J700K (South Korea.KT)
  • SM-J700H "3G HSPA+" (Russia, Venezuela, Ukraine)
  • SM-J700T (T-Mobile USA)
  • SM-J700P (Virgin Mobile, Sprint USA)

Relaunched J7

  • SM-J701x (as J7 Nxt/J7 Core/J7 Neo in select countries; last letter varies with carrier and international models)
Compatible networks (GSM/HSPA/LTE)
2G: GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G UMTS: B1(2100), B2(1900), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900)
4G FDD LTE: B1(2100), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B20(800)
4G TDD LTE: B40(2300)
First released26 June 2015 (USA, India, China, Latin America, Eastern Europe)
September 2017 (J7 Core/J7 Nxt)
Discontinued2018
Successor Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
Related Samsung Galaxy A7
Samsung Galaxy E7
Type Touchscreen
Form factor Phablet (Latin American J700M variant)
Dimensions152.2 mm (5.99 in) H
78.7 mm (3.10 in) W
7.5 mm (0.30 in) D
Mass171 g (6.03 oz)
Operating system First-gen J7

Android 5.1.1 "Lollipop" Upgradable to Android 6.0.1 "Marshmallow"
(SM-J700F, SM-J700H, SM-J700M) Upgradable to Android 7.1.1 "Nougat"
(SM-J700P, SM-J700T, SM-J700T1)

Upgradable to

Contents

Android 9 "Pie"
at least, for SM-J701F
(Samsung Galaxy J7 Core)
MemoryFirst-gen J7 1.5 GB LPDDR3 RAM J7 Core/J7 Nxt/J7 Neo 2 GB LPDDR3 RAM, 3 GB LPDDR3 RAM
Storage8GB, 16GB, 32GB
Removable storage microSD up to 128 GB
Battery3000 mAh Li-Ion removable battery
Display5.5 in (140 mm) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) Super AMOLED
Rear camera13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
  • Features = Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection
  • Video = 1080p@30fps
Front camera 5 megapixels (1080p) HD video recording @ 30 fps back-illuminated sensor, LED flash
Connectivity
List
Website Official Website

Samsung Galaxy J7 is a mid range Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics in 2015. [1] [2] In Latin America, Galaxy J7 (SM-J700M) was being sold alongside the Galaxy S5 Neo (SM-G903M), which shares same Exynos 7580 Octa SoC.[ citation needed ] The J7+ was announced in 2017, [3] followed by the J7 Pro and J7 Max in 2018. [4] In 2017, Samsung launched a 32 GB variant in India [5] and added a factory unlocked version. [6]

Specifications

Hardware

The phone has versions with 1.5 GB of RAM and 16 GB internal storage that can be expanded with a MicroSD card up to 128 GB. It has 13-megapixel primary camera and 5-megapixel front camera with LED flash. It has a 5.5-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. [2]

SoC

CPU

  • Qualcomm model: 4x ARM Cortex-A53 1.7 GHz + 4x ARM Cortex-A53 1.1 GHz [2]
  • SM-J700F / H / M models: Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53 1.5 GHz
  • South Korea KT model (SM-J700K): 4x ARM Cortex-A53 1.2 GHz
  • US CDMA model (SM-J700P): Octa-core ARM-Cortex A53 1.4 GHz

GPU

  • Qualcomm model: Adreno 405 [2]
  • SM-J700F / H / M models: Mali-T720MP2
  • South Korea KT model (SM-J700K): Adreno 306
  • US CDMA model (SM-J700P): Adreno 405

Software

This phone was released with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. [2] Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update was made available for SM-J700F on 28 July 2016 in India. Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update is also available for J700H and M in Pakistan and Panama. Android 7.1 Nougat was released for the models that came Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow pre-installed.

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