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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2015-10-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is a little bit better than the Google Nexus 5X, having a overall score of 75.8 against 73.7. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s body has the same thickness than the Google Nexus 5X, but it is much heavier. The Google Nexus 5X has a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1080 x 1920px resolution, the Google Nexus 5X also counts with a little higher pixel density.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) features a bit superior CPU than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a greater number of cores (and faster) and more RAM memory. The Google Nexus 5X shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and a way lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a much greater memory to install applications and games than Google Nexus 5X, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy A7 (2017) features a much longer battery performance than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a 3600mAh battery size instead of 2700mAh.
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