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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| 2017-11-02 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.87 x 2.87 x 0.32 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.01 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 349.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| S-LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2017) is a little bit better than HTC U11 life, having a 75.8 score against 74.5. The Galaxy A7 (2017) is an older and noticeably heavier phone than HTC U11 life, but Samsung was able to make it a bit thinner anyway. HTC U11 life features a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 1920 resolution, the HTC U11 life also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels in each inch of display.
The HTC U11 life counts with a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage, the HTC U11 life also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. HTC U11 life counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017). They have 8 processing cores and 3 GB of RAM.
Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a much better battery life than HTC U11 life, because it has a 38 percent more battery size. HTC U11 life shoots a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have a camera with a 16 mega-pixels, the HTC U11 life also counts with a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
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