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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2020-04-24 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 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 | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Galaxy A7 (2018) is a bit better than Apple iPhone SE (2020), having an 84.2 score against 81.5. The Galaxy A7 (2018) construction is older, just a little thicker and somewhat heavier than the Apple iPhone SE (2020). Apple iPhone SE (2020) counts with a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a quite lower pixels density, a way lower 750 x 1334px resolution and a way smaller screen.
Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a very superior battery performance than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor capturing less light and washed colors, a smaller aperture which is not so good for capturing photographs and videos in poorly lited situations and a back-facing camera with a lot worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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