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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2016-09-16 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 969.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 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 | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a score of 84.2, which is a bit better than the Apple iPhone 7 Plus's score of 83.8. The Galaxy A7 (2018) body is much newer and somewhat lighter than the Apple iPhone 7 Plus's, although it's just a bit thicker. Galaxy A7 (2018)'s CPU is just as good as the CPU in iPhone 7 Plus, although the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has more RAM memory and a higher number of cores (although slower).
The Apple iPhone 7 Plus has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, a little bit smaller display and a just a bit lower display density. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little bit better camera than iPhone 7 Plus, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a back facing camera with way more mega pixels, a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a larger diafragm aperture for better images and videos in low light environments.
Galaxy A7 (2018) features just a bit bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 7 Plus, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a little bit longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 14 percent bigger battery capacity.
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