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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| 2017-05-18 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 5 | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 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 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a global score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than the HTC U11's 77.6 overall score. The Galaxy A7 (2018) body is newer, just a bit thinner and just a little lighter than the HTC U11. HTC U11 counts with just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per display inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than HTC U11, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage. HTC U11 features a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with just a bit longer battery performance than HTC U11, because it has a 3300mAh battery size against 3000mAh. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s camera is just as good as HTC U11's camera, because although the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a tinier camera sensor capturing less light and washed colors, and they both have the same video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video definition and a F1.7 camera aperture, it also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more MP.
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