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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-09-15 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is better than the Fairphone 5, having an 84.2 score against 75.5. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s body is way thinner and noticeably lighter than Fairphone 5, although it was released many years before. The Fairphone 5 has a sharper screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a quite bigger screen, a little bit higher 1224 x 2700 resolution and a just a little better count of pixels in each inch of screen.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Fairphone 5, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB. Fairphone 5 features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Fairphone 5 also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Fairphone 5, because although it has a much smaller back camera sensor capturing much worse quality images and videos and a camera in the back with a much worse 24 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture. Fairphone 5 features superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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