Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A17

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2016 April 2018 August 2025
Status Available - March 2016 Available - April 2018 Coming Soon - August 2025
Price Rs. 15,990 ($235.15) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,990 ($260.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Gold, White, Pink Black, Gold Black, Gray, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
(5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
153.5 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm
(6.04 x 3.04 x 0.32 in)
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm
(6.47 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) - 192 g (6.77 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network - - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.67 W/kg (head)
0.97 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - 2.5D Curved Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades
Processor Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 2.39 GHz Octa-core, Exynos 7870 Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
GPU Adreno 405 Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G68 MP2
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz, 800 Nits (HBM)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Mohs Level 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.16% 70.38% 85.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio, recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP Dual 13 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.9, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Live Focus, f/1.9 aperture main, f/1.9 aperture secondary, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF, OIS
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.9, LED Flash [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9 [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG - Supported Not 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W wired
Capacity 3300 mAh 3000 mAh 5000mAh
Stand by Up to 354 h - -
Talk Time - - -