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| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-15 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.66 x 2.73 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6750 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a general score of 75.8, which is slightly better than LG Q7's 72.2 global score. The Galaxy A5 (2017) design is just a bit thinner than LG Q7, although it is just a little bit heavier and was released just a little further than a year before. Galaxy A5 (2017) features a display that's very similar to the display in LG Q7, although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, a just a little worse pixel density and a quite smaller display.
Galaxy A5 (2017)'s memory capacity for applications and games is just as good as LG Q7's one, both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that allows up to 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has just a bit better hardware performance than LG Q7. They have a Octa-Core processing unit and a 3 GB RAM.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a battery performance that is just as good as the LG Q7 one. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit better camera than LG Q7, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and videos and a camera in the back with more mega pixels.
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