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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 2 | -- |
| -- | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.24 x 2.85 x 0.35 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Silver and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2376 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 990E (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP14 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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) has a global score of 75.8, which is a bit better than Mate 40E 4G's global score of 73.7. Galaxy A7 (2017) is a thinner and a little bit lighter cellphone than Mate 40E 4G. Galaxy A7 (2017) has a lot better hardware performance than Mate 40E 4G, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a bit more vivid display than Mate 40E 4G, although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, a quite smaller screen and a just a bit less pixels per inch in the display. The Apple Mate 40E 4G has a better memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Apple Mate 40E 4G shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a same size aperture, the Apple Mate 40E 4G also has a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels. The Mate 40E 4G counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 17 percent bigger battery capacity.
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