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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-16 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 297.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 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 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 a little bit better than Moto Z3, with a general score of 84.2 against 77.6. Although it's the best device in this review, it must be told that it's also a a little heavier and a bit thicker device. The Moto Z3 and the Galaxy A7 (2018) feature extremely similar screens, and although the Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit higher 1080 x 2220 resolution and a quite higher screen density, they both have a display with the same size.
The Moto Z3 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Motorola Moto Z3 features a slightly better storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 1,95 TB.
Galaxy A7 (2018) captures a bit better photos and videos than Motorola Moto Z3, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a much better resolution camera in the back, a bigger camera aperture and a larger sensor taking higher quality videos and photos.
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little better battery performance than Moto Z3, because it has a 3300mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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