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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2018-10-20 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 9.9 | 9.68 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 3.84 |
| 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 A7 (2018) has a general score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPhone 7's overall score of 81.6. Although Galaxy A7 (2018) is extremely newer than the Apple iPhone 7, it's heavier and just a little thicker. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little bit better processing power than iPhone 7, because it has 4 more cpu cores and a larger amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) and iPhone 7 both have similar displays, although the iPhone 7 has a way worse resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels, a much smaller display and a bit worse display density. Galaxy A7 (2018) features a slightly better camera than iPhone 7, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels, a bigger sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs and a bigger camera aperture.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a slightly better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 7, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a very superior battery performance than iPhone 7, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 1960mAh.
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