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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2018-10-20 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a little bit better than iPhone XR, with an 84.2 score against 82. Even when Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) and iPhone XR were released only a few months apart, Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is somewhat lighter and just a little thinner. The iPhone XR has a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The iPhone XR has a slightly better screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a lot lower 828 x 1792 resolution and a little less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a little bigger screen. Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with much more memory to install games and applications than iPhone XR, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory.
Galaxy A7 (2018) features just a bit better battery duration than iPhone XR, because it has a 3300mAh battery size against 2942mAh. IPhone XR has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low light captures and a back camera with a way lower resolution, it also counts with a larger back camera sensor and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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