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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-10-20 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a global score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S7's 79.5 score. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a newer and a little bit thinner phone than the Samsung Galaxy S7, but it's also a little heavier. The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy S7, because it has more 2.2 GHz cores and 2 GB more RAM.
Galaxy S7 features a more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a higher display pixel density. Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much greater memory for games and applications than Galaxy S7, because it has more internal storage and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy S7, because it has a 3300mAh battery size. Galaxy A7 (2018) takes slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor which gives a lower photo and video quality, and they both have the same video definition, a same size camera aperture and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a way more mega pixels back-facing camera.
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