▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁ ▁The ▁S amsung ▁Gal axy ▁A 7 ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁runs ▁Android ▁ 5 . 1 . 1 ▁L ol lip op ▁right ▁out - of - the - box ▁and ▁is ▁upgrade able ▁to ▁Android ▁ 6 . 0 . 1 ▁Marsh m allow ▁in ▁the ▁coming ▁months .[ 4 ] ▁The ▁smart phone ▁features ▁an ▁Ex yn os ▁ 7 5 8 0 ▁So C ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 8 ▁AR M ▁Cor tex - A 5 3 ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁M ali - T 7 2 0 MP 2 ▁GPU ▁and ▁sports ▁ 3   GB ▁of ▁RAM ▁and ▁ 1 6   GB ▁internal ▁storage , ▁expand able ▁to ▁ 1 2 8   GB ▁via ▁a ▁Micro SD ▁slot ▁which ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁N ano - SI M . ▁In ▁China , ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁phone ▁with ▁S nap drag on ▁ 6 1 5 ▁was ▁released . ▁The ▁device ▁retain s ▁a ▁non - rem ov able ▁battery ▁like ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁r ated ▁at ▁ 3 3 0 0 ▁m Ah . ▁ ▁S amsung ▁Gal axy ▁A 7 ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁is ▁a ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁S amsung ▁Gal axy ▁A 7 ▁( 2 0 1 6 ). ▁ ▁Av ail ability ▁The ▁S amsung ▁Gal axy ▁A 7 ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁China ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 5 ,