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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2018-10-20 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.63 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 |
| -- | $ 969.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.88 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is just a bit better than iPhone 7 Plus, with an 84.2 score against 83.8. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) body is noticeably newer and lighter than iPhone 7 Plus's, but it is just a bit thicker. The iPhone 7 Plus has a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, a little less pixels per inch of screen and a quite smaller screen.
The iPhone 7 Plus features a CPU that's very similar to the Galaxy A7 (2018) one, although the iPhone 7 Plus has 3 GB lesser RAM memory and a lower number of cores (but faster). The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a bit more memory to install applications and games than iPhone 7 Plus, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a little bit longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy A7 (2018) takes slightly better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a bigger camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs, a much higher resolution back facing camera and a larger aperture.
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