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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| 2018-07-06 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.34 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Gray and Red | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1620 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 433 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2017) is slightly better than BlackBerry KEY2, with a 75.8 score against 75.4. Galaxy A7 (2017)'s design is just a bit thinner than BlackBerry KEY2, although it is somewhat heavier and was released around a year before. The BlackBerry KEY2 has a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the BlackBerry KEY2 also has more RAM.
BlackBerry KEY2 counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lot smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 1620 resolution, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per screen inch. The BlackBerry KEY2 takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a camera with a lot lower 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture for better images and videos in low light environments and a way higher video resolution.
The BlackBerry KEY2 features a much greater memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the BlackBerry KEY2 also has 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy A7 (2017) features a little better battery life than BlackBerry KEY2, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3500mAh.
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