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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| 2018-07-06 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.34 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gray and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1620 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 433 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is much better than BlackBerry KEY2, having an 84.2 score against 75.4. Although Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) and the BlackBerry KEY2 were only released with a couple months difference, Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s body is just a bit heavier but also just a bit thinner. BlackBerry KEY2 features a little sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1620 and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Galaxy A7 (2018)'s CPU is just as good as the BlackBerry KEY2 one, both of them have a 6 GB RAM and a Octa-Core CPU. Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a little bit better camera than BlackBerry KEY2, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a 0.36 inches back-facing camera sensor and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a back camera with a much higher 24 megapixels resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better photography and video in low light situations.
Galaxy A7 (2018) features a slightly bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than BlackBerry KEY2, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The BlackBerry KEY2 features a bit better battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 3500mAh battery size.
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