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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 5.1, 5.0 |
| 2018-10-20 | 2014-10-15 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1019.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 490 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| 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, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 330 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| 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
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a score of 84.2, which is slightly better than the Google Nexus 6's 81.1 general score. The Galaxy A7 (2018) is a newer phone, and it's also much thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Google Nexus 6. The Google Nexus 6 features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has an inferior number of cores and 3 GB less RAM, it also counts with an additional GPU.
The Google Nexus 6 features a much better screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have a display with the same size, the Google Nexus 6 also has a higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution and a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 6, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a bit better camera than Google Nexus 6, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a much more MP camera in the back and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light captures and videos. Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a bit longer battery duration than Google Nexus 6, because it has a 2 percent greater battery capacity.
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