Our Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 and J5 2016 comparison has highlighted that the former device sports excellent specs and features like high-performance Snapdragon chipset, huge battery capacity, and huge AMOLED display screen. This report is intended to pit the specs of the two smartphones against each other in order to help you choose the best buy option.

The Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 sports a slightly heavier build when compared to the Galaxy J5 2016 smartphone's slimmer body. In terms of display specs, the Galaxy J7 wins with a huge 5.5-inch screen display as against Galaxy J5 2016's 5.5-inch screen. But, both the device sports same Super AMOLED display panel with a resolution of 1080 x 720 pixels.

As far as the performance features are concerned, the Galaxy J7 2016 phone is powered by a highly efficient Snapdragon 617 octa-core chipset with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 128 GB. On the other hand, the Galaxy J5 2016 sports a Snapdragon 410 processor with similar RAM and internal storage capacity as that of the J7 device.

Moving on, the Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 again excels with a removable Li-Ion 3,300 mAh battery, which provides you with around 23 hours of battery backup with 3G usage and up to 96 hours of multimedia support. On the other hand, the Galaxy J5 2016 consists of a 3,100 mAh battery capacity.

Apart from the above-mentioned specs, both the devices consist of the same camera and software features. The Samsung Galaxy J5 and J7 2016 sport a 13-megapixel rear and a 5-megapixel front camera with additional features like panorama, HDR, geo-tagging, touch focus, and face detection.

Also, the Samsung Galaxy J-series devices run on the latest Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow operating system with additional TouchWiz UI skin, which provides you with an excellent user interface to work with.

However, the Samsung device differs in terms of prices. The Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 has been priced at $355.33 whereas the J5 2016 phone is available for $310.89.

To sum up, the Galaxy J7 2016 is a clear winner because if it's excellent specs and features. However, choosing a smartphone between the two will totally depend on your specs requirements and desired budget.