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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2017, June	2015, June 19. Released 2015, July 16
	Status	Available. Released 2017, July	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm (6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 in)	152.2 x 78.7 x 7.5 mm (5.99 x 3.10 x 0.30 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	181 g (6.38 oz)	171 g (6.03 oz)
	Build	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~73.1% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
		Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI	Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Mali-T830 MP1	Adreno 405 Mali-T720MP2

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM	16GB 1.5GB RAM
		eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), AF	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
	Features	LED flash	LED flash
	Video	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE	4.1, A2DP
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes	Yes (Snapdragon model only)
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio, RDS, recording
	USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	microUSB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, proximity
		ANT+	ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3600 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 24 h (3G)	Up to 18 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 91 h	Up to 76 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold	White, Black, Gold
	SAR	0.71 W/kg (head)	1.25 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.57 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)	0.50 W/kg (head)     0.37 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-J730G, SM-J730GM	SM-J700F, SM-J700H, SM-J700M, SM-J700T, J7, SM-J700T1, SM-J700K, SM-J700P, SM-j7008
	Price	About 200 EUR	About 200 EUR

Tests	Performance	GeekBench: 3768 (v4.4) GFXBench: 1.9fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	Basemark OS II 2.0: 709 Basemark X: 3922
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.998 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.879 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 82dB	Voice 63dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 66dB
	Audio quality	Noise -92.7dB / Crosstalk -92.4dB	Noise -96.1dB / Crosstalk -73.2dB
	Battery life	107h endurance rating	91h endurance rating