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| Global Score | |
| 82 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 749.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 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 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has an overall score of 84.2, which is slightly better than the Apple iPhone XR's general score of 82. Although the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) and the Apple iPhone XR were only released with a few months difference, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a bit thinner and somewhat lighter.
IPhone XR counts with just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a just a bit inferior count of pixels per inch in the screen and a much lower resolution of 828 x 1792 pixels, it also counts with a quite bigger screen. The Apple iPhone XR counts with a faster CPU than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has less cores and 3 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XR, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB. Apple iPhone XR features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a back-facing camera with a much lower resolution and a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor capturing higher quality pictures and videos and a lot better (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit better battery duration than Apple iPhone XR, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity against 2942mAh.
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