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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2018-10-20 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a general score of 84.2, which is a bit better than the Google Pixel 2 XL's 82.5 overall score. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s construction is newer, a little bit thinner and just a little lighter than the Google Pixel 2 XL. The Google Pixel 2 XL has a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have a display with the same size, the Google Pixel 2 XL also has a better resolution of 1440 x 2880 and a greater display density.
The Google Pixel 2 XL and Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) have very similar processors, and although the Google Pixel 2 XL has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a bit better camera than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a smaller sensor capturing worse quality photographs and videos, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a much more megapixels camera in the back and a larger aperture to capture better photos and video in low-light environments.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Google Pixel 2 XL has just a little bit longer battery life than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 7 percent bigger battery size.
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