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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-10-20 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue and Red |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 |
| 9.9 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Galaxy A7 (2018) is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, having an 84.2 score against 77.8. The Galaxy A7 (2018) construction is way newer and somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport's, although it's also just a little bit heavier. The Galaxy S5 Sport features a much better display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller screen and a quite lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels density.
The Galaxy S5 Sport has just a little better processing power than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and 4 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional GPU. The Galaxy A7 (2018) takes a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because although it has a smaller camera sensor which provides a lower image and video quality, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a much bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography and video and a way higher resolution back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
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