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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2016-11-10 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.05 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.12 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a score of 84.2, which is much better than the Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows's 72.1 score. Even though Galaxy A7 (2018) is newer than the Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows, it is a little bit heavier and just a little thicker. The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a slightly better looking display than Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows, because it has a bit better count of pixels per screen inch, a little larger screen and a quite better 1080 x 2220 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features just a bit better processing power than Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows, because it has a larger number of cores and 2 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with much more storage capacity for applications and games than Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows, and although they both have a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has 128 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little longer battery performance than Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows, because it has a 10% bigger battery size. Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows features just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a way tinier aperture and a lesser MP back-facing camera, it also counts with a way better (4K) video quality and a larger sensor capturing higher quality photographs and videos.
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