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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-10-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a general score of 84.2, which is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s general score of 75.8. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a newer and just a little thinner cellphone than Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's also just a bit heavier. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has 3 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a screen that is just as good as the Galaxy A7 (2018) one, because although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better pixel density. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a back facing camera with a much higher resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture for better photography and video in low light situations.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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