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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2018-10-20 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.40 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 439.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.46 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, with a overall score of 84.2 against 79.3. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a much newer cellphone than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, but it is a little bit thicker and just a little heavier. Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a higher pixel quantity in each inch in the display.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 2 GB more RAM and more processing cores. The Galaxy S6 edge+ captures a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light photography and a camera with a much worse resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor capturing better quality videos and photographs and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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