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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-20 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.12 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a global score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A40's 79.6 global score. Although the Galaxy A7 (2018) and Galaxy A40 were only released with a couple months difference, the Galaxy A7 (2018) design is just a little thinner but also heavier than Galaxy A40.
Galaxy A40 has a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit more pixels per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A40, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has 128 GB internal storage. Galaxy A7 (2018) takes a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same video resolution and the same camera sensor size, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a lot more MP back camera.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features just a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy A40, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity.
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