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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

Samsung Exynos 7580released Dec 2015up to android 11latest android is 17
ro.product.devicea7xelte

also sold as SM-A710F · SM-A710F/DS · SM-A710M · SM-A710Y · SM-A710K · SM-A710L · SM-A710S · Galaxy A7(2016) +1 more

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
photo: LineageOS Wiki
Actively maintained

Released Dec 2015, newest ROM build 2 months ago (1 ROM still current). A phone that still gets updates keeps going long after its manufacturer stops.

Hardware

SoC
Samsung Exynos 7580
CPU
Cortex-A53
GPU
ARM Mali-T720 MP2
Architecture
[object Object]
RAM
3 GB
Storage
16 GB
Screen
5.5" · 1920x1080 · Super AMOLED
Battery
3300 mAh
Network
2G GSM · 3G UMTS · 4G LTE
Released
Dec 2015

Sensors & features

  • 3.5mm jack
  • A-GPS
  • Accelerometer
  • Compass
  • Fingerprint reader
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • NFC
  • Proximity sensor
  • RGB ambient light
  • USB OTG

Specs from the LineageOS wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0).

ROMs · 02

The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) (codename a7xelte) has 2 tracked custom ROMs on CustomDroid — including LineageOS, Kali NetHunter, running up to Android 11. Each listing links to the project's own download and install guide, and was last checked against the projects' catalogues on 21 Sept 2026.

Samsung's security updates for this model ended in Nov 2018, so a maintained custom ROM is how it still gets Android security patches. endoflife.date · what end-of-life means

Tick “compare” on two or three builds to see them side by side.

Android

RSS feed — subscribe to get new Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) builds in your reader · JSON

Before you flash

Flashing generally means unlocking the bootloader, booting a custom recovery, wiping, then installing the ROM. Exact steps differ per device and ROM, so follow the Install guide for the one you pick, and back up first. Check what can break (banking apps, DRM, carrier features) and how to get back to stock before you start. Why flash a custom ROM · All guides

Custom recovery for this device: TWRP. Flash the one your chosen ROM's guide asks for — common recovery errors.

This is a Exynos device, so on Windows you'll want the Samsung Android USB driver before your computer will see it in fastboot. Which USB drivers you need.

LineageOS publishes a step-by-step install guide for this device: wiki.lineageos.org/devices/a7xelte

Timeline

  1. Jul 2026
    LineageOS first tracked
  2. Sept 2026
    Kali NetHunter first tracked

Dates show when CustomDroid first indexed each ROM for this device, not when support originally launched.

ROM availability and links come from each project. CustomDroid indexes builds, it doesn't mirror them — always download from the official project, verify the file's hash/signature, confirm it matches your exact codename, and back up before flashing.