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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-01-13 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.28 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy C7 has a score of 77.7, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s general score of 75.8. The Galaxy C7 is a just a bit lighter and somewhat thinner cellphone than the Galaxy A7 (2017), even when they were released only a couple of months apart. The Samsung Galaxy C7 counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy C7 also has more RAM memory.
Galaxy C7 counts with a screen that is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) one, both of them have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 1920px, a higher number of pixels per inch of display and a display with the same size. The Galaxy A7 (2017) has a bit better camera than Galaxy C7. They have the same resolution back-facing camera, the same aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
The Galaxy C7 has a greater storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features a little better battery duration than Galaxy C7, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
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