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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-07-28 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 446 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 14.40mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is better than Asus Zenfone 9, having an 84.2 score against 72.6. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is an much older cellphone than the Asus Zenfone 9, but it's thinner and a bit lighter anyway. Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with an extremely better processor than Asus Zenfone 9, although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little sharper display than Asus Zenfone 9, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 and a little less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little bit larger screen. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus Zenfone 9, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Asus Zenfone 9 has improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 4300mAh battery size. The Asus Zenfone 9 features a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light images and videos, it also counts with a much better 7680x4320 video quality, a lot larger sensor which provides a lot higher image and video quality and a back-facing camera with a way higher 50 mega-pixels resolution.
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