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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2015-12-16 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2017) has a score of 75.8, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A7 (2016)'s general score of 72.8. The Galaxy A7 (2017) body is newer than the Galaxy A7 (2016)'s, although it's just a little thicker and a little heavier. Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a display that's very similar to the display in Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although the Galaxy A7 (2017) has a little bit worse pixel density, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a little bigger display.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016). They have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM amount. Galaxy A7 (2017) shoots clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a F1.9 aperture, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a back camera with a higher resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has 32 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a little longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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