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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-07-28 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2017) has a general score of 75.8, which is a little bit better than Moto Z Droid Edition's overall score of 75.6. The Galaxy A7 (2017) design is extremely heavier and incredibly thicker than the Moto Z Droid Edition. The Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a higher display pixel density.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a processing unit that is just as good as the processor in Moto Z Droid Edition, because although the Galaxy A7 (2017) has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with more processing cores. Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition takes slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with a lower 13 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better photos and videos in poorly lited environments and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Moto Z Droid Edition has a superior memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a really longer battery lifetime than Moto Z Droid Edition, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 2600mAh.
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