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| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0 | -- |
| 2014-10-15 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Blue and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1019.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 490 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 330 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) is slightly better than the Google Nexus 6, having an 84.2 score against 81.1. Galaxy A7 (2018) is a a lot newer phone, and it is also thinner and a bit lighter than Google Nexus 6. Google Nexus 6 counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have a display of the same size, the Google Nexus 6 also has a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a just a little higher quantity of pixels in each screen inch.
Google Nexus 6 counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has 4 lesser cores (although faster) and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a way bigger storage for apps and games than Google Nexus 6, because it has more internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a little longer battery performance than Google Nexus 6, because it has a 3300mAh battery size instead of 3220mAh. Galaxy A7 (2018) shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Google Nexus 6, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better captures and videos in low-light environments and a way better resolution back facing camera.
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