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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

Released in January 2017. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7880 with up to 3 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Released in January 2017. Features 5.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 386 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7880 with up to 3 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 3,600 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Much lighter (18%)
  • Better quality screen (9%)
  • May have more storage
  • Larger screen (9%)
  • Much better battery capacity (17%)

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date January 2017 January 2017
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0) TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0)
Dimensions
Size 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in		 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in
Weight 157 g
5.54 oz		 186 g
6.56 oz
Screen
Size 5.2 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 424 386
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.9 Wide 16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 16 MP f/1.9 Wide 16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 3 GB 3 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB		 32 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7880
Octa-core processor
14 nm		 Samsung Exynos 7880
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 8x 1.90 GHz Cortex-A53 8x 1.90 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T830 MP3 Mali-T830 MP3
Battery
Capacity 3,000 mAh 3,600 mAh
Features Fast charging 18W Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

5.2"
157 g
5.54 oz

5.7"
186 g
6.56 oz