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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2015-11-02 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Silver and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 649.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3450mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 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
The Google Nexus 6P has an overall score of 80.3, which is a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. Although Google Nexus 6P is older than the Galaxy A7 (2017), it's design is just a little bit lighter and a bit thinner. The Google Nexus 6P features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). They have 8 processing cores and the same RAM amount.
The Google Nexus 6P counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a display of the same size, the Google Nexus 6P also has a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution and a higher pixel density. The Google Nexus 6P has a greater memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) features just a bit longer battery lifetime than Google Nexus 6P, because it has a 4% larger battery capacity. Google Nexus 6P has a little bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and a way less MP back facing camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
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