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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2016-10-20 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 869.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 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 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a bit better than Google Pixel XL, with an 84.2 score against 81.3. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) design has the same weight than the Google Pixel XL, but it's somewhat thinner. Google Pixel XL has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel XL, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores. Galaxy A7 (2018) captures slightly better photographs and videos than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking less light and washed colors, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better low light images and a way more mega pixels back-facing camera.
Galaxy A7 (2018) features much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Google Pixel XL has a bit superior battery performance than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 5% larger battery size.
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