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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-10-20 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 5.0, EDR |
| 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 a bit better than Galaxy S8, having a general score of 84.2 against 81.7. Even though Galaxy A7 (2018) is a little bit heavier than Galaxy S8, it's a little bit thinner and newer. Galaxy S8 features a little sharper screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a greater pixel amount per inch in the display.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) and the Galaxy S8 count with quite similar processors, and although the Galaxy S8 has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy A7 (2018) features just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller sensor, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the same video frame rate and a F1.7 diafragm aperture, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a camera with way more MP.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S8, because it has more internal memory and an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features just a little bit longer battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has a 10% bigger battery size.
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