Nokia 7 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

Nokia 7

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass & aluminum frame (7000 series)

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SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Optional Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

141.2 mm

151.5 mm
Width

71.5 mm

74.1 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

7.3 mm
Weight

172 g
Splash resistant

IP54

-
Dust proof

IP54

-
Colors

Gloss Black, Matt White

Various

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.2 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

424 ppi

401 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

-
Multitouch

Yes

-

Main camera
Main camera

16 MP, f/1.8

13 MP
Primary camera resolution

-

4128 x 3096 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera optics

Carl Zeiss optics

-
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

LED flash
Primary camera image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Camera features

1.12 µm pixel size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint, accelerometer, compass, proximity