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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 + 20.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 much better than Huawei nova 2's 74.2 score. Galaxy A7 (2018)'s construction is newer than Huawei nova 2's, but it's a little bit thicker and heavier. Huawei nova 2 counts with a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a quite higher count of pixels per screen inch.
Huawei nova 2 and Galaxy A7 (2018) both count with very similar processing units, and although the Galaxy A7 (2018) has a greater amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little bit better camera than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video definition, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a bigger aperture and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei nova 2, because it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit superior battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity instead of 2950mAh.
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