Engineering:Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

Short description: 2015 Android smartphone

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

Brand	Samsung Galaxy
Manufacturer	Samsung Electronics
Slogan	Exclusively For You.
Series	Galaxy A series
Model	SM-A710x (Last letter varies by carrier & international models)
Compatible networks	2G, 3G (UMTS/HSPA), 4G (LTE)
First released	December 2, 2015 (2015-12-02)
Predecessor	Samsung Galaxy A7 (2015)
Successor	Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Related	Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)
Type	Touchscreen smartphone
Form factor	Slate
Dimensions	144.8 × 71 × 7.3 mm
Mass	169g
Operating system	Original: Android 5.1.1 "Lollipop" Current: Android 7.0 "Nougat" With TouchWiz
System on chip	World: Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 China: Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
CPU	Octa-Core 1.6 GHz
GPU	Mali-T720MP2 / Adreno 405
Memory	3GB RAM
Storage	16GB
Removable storage	up to 128GB
Battery	3300mAh (non-removable) with fast-charging
Data inputs	List Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen Fingerprint sensor 3 push buttons aGPS GLONASS Accelerometer Digital compass
Display	5.5" Super AMOLED FHD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4, 1080×1920 px
Rear camera	13 MP
Front camera	5 MP
Connectivity	802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot; Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP; USB 2.0 via microUSB

The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 Edition is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics. It was introduced on December 2, 2015, along with Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016), Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)

The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop right out-of-the-box and is upgradeable to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and Android 7.0 Nougat. The smartphone features Exynos 7580 SoC consisting of octa-core 1.6 Ghz ARM Cortex-A53 processor and Mali T720-MP2 GPU and sports 3 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage which expandable up to 128 GB via a MicroSD slot which can also be used for a second Nano-SIM. In China , it was released with Snapdragon 615. The device retains a non-removable battery like its predecessor, rated at 3300 mAh.

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is the successor of Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016).

Availability

The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) was released in China on December 15, 2015, followed by other countries in the Q1 2016. As of April 2016, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) is now available in Eastern Europe (only Russia, Ukraine and Turkey), Africa, Middle East, Latin America and Asia. It is not available in North America and rest of Europe.

While its predecessor Samsung Galaxy A7 (2015) had broader availability in Europe, this model was never sold in Europe because it was deemed too expensive and also near-direct competitor against Samsung Galaxy S6.

Variants

Model	Processor	SIM	Region
SM-A710F	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580	Single	Turkey, Israel and South Africa
SM-A710F/DS	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580	Dual	Russia , Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Caucasus countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia)
SM-A710FD	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580	Dual	Middle East, Africa, Asia
SM-A710Y	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580	Single	Australia and New Zealand
SM-A710Y/DS	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580	Dual	Philippines and Taiwan
SM-A710M	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580	Single	Latin America
SM-A710M/DS	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580	Dual	Brazil
SM-A7100	Qualcomm Snapdragon 615	Single	China and Hong Kong
SM-A710S	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580	Single	South Korea (SK Telecom)
SM-A710K	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580	Single	South Korea (KT Corporation)