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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-10-20 | 2016-06-10 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.3 |
| 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 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| 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 | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| 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
The Galaxy A7 (2018) is better than the Galaxy S7 Active, with an 84.2 score against 75.8. The Galaxy A7 (2018) is a incredibly newer cellphone, and it is also incredibly thinner and a little bit lighter than Galaxy S7 Active. The Galaxy S7 Active has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher count of pixels per inch of display and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a superior storage for applications and games than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory. The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit better processing power than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy A7 (2018) shoots clearer photos and videos than Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have the same video definition, the same video frame rate and a same size diafragm aperture, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
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