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| Global Score | |
| 80.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2018-10-18 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 194.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 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 |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a general score of 84.2, which is slightly better than the Google Pixel 3 XL's 80.7 general score. Although the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) and the Google Pixel 3 XL were released only a couple of months apart, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a little bit lighter and a little bit thinner.
Google Pixel 3 XL has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Google Pixel 3 XL features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a little bigger screen, a greater screen pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a slightly better camera than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has a smaller sensor, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a larger aperture for better low light captures and a way higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Google Pixel 3 XL counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 4% larger battery size.
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