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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2016-03-31 | 2017-01-13 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1624mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.44 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2017) is a bit better than iPhone SE, with a 75.8 score against 75.7. The Galaxy A7 (2017) is a newer phone than the iPhone SE, although it's a bit thicker and noticeably heavier. The Apple iPhone SE features a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, a much lower 640 x 1136 resolution and a lot smaller screen.
The Apple iPhone SE counts with a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a bit more powerful processor than Apple iPhone SE, because it has a larger amount of RAM and more cores.
Galaxy A7 (2017) has a much better battery duration than Apple iPhone SE, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity. The iPhone SE has a little bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for shooting photographs or videos in poorly lited environments and a much less MP back facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video quality.
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