Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)

Released 2017, July
181g, 8mm thickness
Android 7.0, up to Android 9.0; One UI
16GB storage, microSD slot
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5.5"
1080x1920 pixels
13MP
1080p
3GB RAM
Exynos 7870 Octa
3600mAh
Li-Ion

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J730F/DS

J730FM/DS

AT&T

Versions: J730F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J730FM/DS (UAE, Russia)

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2017, June
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2017, July

Body	Dimensions	152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm (6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	181 g (6.38 oz)
	Build	Front glass, aluminum body
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

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

Platform	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI
	Chipset	Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Mali-T830 MP1

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 3GB RAM

Main Camera	Single	13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps

Selfie camera	Single	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide)
	Features	LED flash
	Video	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

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

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 3600 mAh battery
	Talk time	Up to 24 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 91 h

Misc	Colors	Black, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold
	Models	SM-J730F, SM-J730FM, SM-S727VL, SM-J730K
	SAR EU	0.57 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 200 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1171 / Basemark X: 5489
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.812 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 67dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 83dB
	Audio quality	Noise -92.8dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 108h

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) - user opinions and reviews

Naeem
6PE
05 Aug 2019

Yes You are right. Android 9 Pie is Really childish and foolish.

J7 user
S2A
02 Jul 2019

You're right Zafeer, indeed major updates were 8.1 and 9.0, the third update was a bigger stability update without version change. And then there were security updates every few months. The phone has improved a lot with 9.0, configurability is n...

Tom Wilkinson
nyr
29 Jun 2019

Yeah, I'm not gonna anwser your question, but I'll share the experience after update. I had 8.1.0 Oreo (Samsung Experience 9.5) and now it's 9.0 Pie (One UI). I don't like new One UI interface, because it looks childish, many things are changed and e...