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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2017-01-13 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel is slightly better than Galaxy A7 (2017), with a overall score of 80.2 against 75.8. The Google Pixel body is way lighter but a little thicker than Galaxy A7 (2017), and both were released with only 3 months difference. The Galaxy A7 (2017) features a bit better processing power than Google Pixel, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores (although they are slower).
Google Pixel has a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Google Pixel also counts with a little bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Google Pixel has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low light captures and videos and a way worse 12.3 mega pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Google Pixel features a greater storage for apps and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity.
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