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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-30 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 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 509 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 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 | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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) is better than the HTC U12 Life, having an 84.2 score against 74.4. Even though the Galaxy A7 (2018) and the HTC U12 Life were released with only a couple of months difference, the Galaxy A7 (2018) is a bit lighter and just a bit thinner. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little bit better looking screen than HTC U12 Life, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a little better pixel density.
Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a little better performance than HTC U12 Life, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy A7 (2018) captures slightly better photographs and videos than HTC U12 Life, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a bigger aperture for better low light captures and a lot more MP back-facing camera.
Galaxy A7 (2018) features a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC U12 Life, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. HTC U12 Life features just a bit better battery life than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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