Samsung Galaxy A7 & Galaxy A7 both smartphones are one of the recommended smartphones when it was launched. Both model are same but launched in different years, because of up-gradation in their specification.In past we have wrote about Apple iPhone 7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, likewise in this article, we will write about comparison between Samsung galaxy A7 2016 vs Galaxy A7 2015 model.

Comparison of Galaxy A7 2016 vs 2015 model

Design & Display

The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) is upgraded version of first Galaxy A7 smartphone. The All New Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) smartphone comes in a brushed metal and glass body design which makes it premium and elegant. The All Galaxy A7 (2016) variant smartphone built with Metal and Glass combination body which also provides a better durability. For more security, the all new Samsung Galaxy A7 comes with a soft touch-based fingerprint sensor that mounted on the home button of the device.

The display of Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) and the Galaxy A7 is a 5.5 inches Full HD Super AMOLED display that supports up to 1920 x 1080 pixels and 401 of PPI density. The Galaxy A7 (2016) edition comes with 2.5D Gorilla Glass protection on both sides of the smartphone.

Performance and Operating system

The All new Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) edition comes with Exynos 7 Octa Core 1.6Ghz processor with 3GB of RAM memory for faster performance while gaming and multitasking. For Graphics, it has Arm Mali T760 MP2 Graphics chipset for better graphics rendering while High-end Gaming. The Newer version of Galaxy A7 smartphone runs on Google’s Android v5.1 Lollipop operating system.

The Older version of Samsung Galaxy A7 (2015) smartphone equipped with a 64 bit Snapdragon 615 1.GHz processor with 2GB of RAM memory. For Graphics, the older version Galaxy A7 (2015) comes with Adreno 405 Graphics chipset for rendering graphics while Gaming or multitasking. The Older model of Samsung Galaxy A7 runs on Android v4.4 KitKat Operating system.

Camera and Storage

The All new Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) comes with 13.0 megapixels of CMOS sensor autofocus f/1.9 aperture primary camera with LED Flashlight. The primary camera is also able to record Full HD videos (1920 x 1080p) at 30fps rate. It also has 5.0 megapixels CMOS sensor f/1.9 aperture fixed focus front facing camera. And the older version of A7 is also packed with the same camera configuration that means the new Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) smartphone and the Older version of Galaxy A7 come with the same camera feature and configuration.

The primary camera on both smartphones comes with LED flash, Autofocus, Face detection, Geotagging, Optical image stabilization, and all other features that can be expected from this types of quality smartphone. The New Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) and the old Galaxy A7 also has the same front-facing camera feature and configuration. Both the devices come with 5.0 megapixels of CMOS sensor front facing fixed focus selfie camera.

For storage, both the devices come with 16GB of Internal onboard Storage but, on the New Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) edition has expandable storage options up to 128GB via Microsd card and the older version of Galaxy A7 has the expandable option up to 64GB via MicroSD Card slot.

Connectivity and Battery

The All new Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) edition comes with the all latest connectivity option like 4G LTE FDD & TDD, and 3G WCDMA cellular network. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) edition also comes with other connectivity feature including WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.1, ANT+, GPS, USB 2.0, Smart Switch(PC version), WiFi Direct, and 3.5mm audio jack. The New Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) smartphone has huge 3300 mAh Li-ion polymer non user removable battery that provides up to 14 hours of internet usage time on 4G LTE network and up to 17 hours of talk time on the 3G network.

While the older version of Samsung Galaxy A7 also comes with the connectivity features including 4G LTE, 3G WCDMA, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, GPS & A-GPS, Glonass, Beidou, ANT+, WiFi Direct, and all other features like Wifi Hotspot, Power Saving mode. The Older version of Galaxy A7 packs a 2600 mAh Li-ion Polymer non user removable battery that provides up to 9 hours of internet usage time on 4G LTE network and up to 14 hours of talk time on the 3G WCDMA network.

Price

The all new Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) price in India starts from Rs. 25,190, While the older version of Samsung Galaxy A7 (2015) price starts from Rs. 19,990 in India. You can check latest price of Samsung Galaxy A7 from theandroidportal.com . Are you already using any of those phones? Please share your reviews in the comment section below.