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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 3 | -- |
| 2023-04-08 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.64 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) is much better than Huawei Mate X3, having an 84.2 score against 74.7. Despite of the fact the Galaxy A7 (2018) is noticeably older and extremely thicker than the Huawei Mate X3, it's body is still a lot lighter. Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a quite worse screen pixel density, a way lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a way smaller screen.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei Mate X3, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a much faster processing unit than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Huawei Mate X3 has a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 45% more battery size. The Huawei Mate X3 captures better pictures and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a lot more MP back facing camera and a much higher (4K) video definition.
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