Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-21 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.21 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Mirror gray | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 319.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.88 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 A5 (2017) has an overall score of 75.8, which is a little bit better than the OnePlus 7's global score of 71.6. Galaxy A5 (2017)'s construction is just a little thinner and lighter than the OnePlus 7, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. OnePlus 7 has just a bit better display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a bigger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340.
OnePlus 7 counts with a bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The OnePlus 7 has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the OnePlus 7 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The OnePlus 7 features longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 23 percent bigger battery capacity. OnePlus 7 features a much better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much better video definition, a way better 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a larger aperture for better low light photography and videos.
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